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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Lucrezia's son Rodrigo when he dies?
(a) Eight.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Six.
(d) Fourteen.

2. Who allowed Ranuccio to leave the monastery?
(a) The abbot.
(b) His father.
(c) Himself.
(d) God.

3. What does Bianca see when she looks around at the beginning of "The Dwarves"?
(a) A bunch of small creatures giggling back at her.
(b) Boulders with human characteristics.
(c) Tree trunks with smiles.
(d) A group of men-like creatures starring back at her.

4. Who is no longer able to speak by the chapter "Vicente"?
(a) Primavera.
(b) Fra Ludovico.
(c) The dwarf.
(d) Cesare.

5. What do the dwarves grant Michelotto permission to do in "Fire and Ivy"?
(a) Tell Lucrezia about its existence.
(b) Take BIanca out of the coffin.
(c) Open Bianca's glass coffin.
(d) Have the coffin moved.

6. What does Lucrezia think the creature accompanying Vicente resembles?
(a) A drowned rat.
(b) A deformed camel.
(c) A headless dog.
(d) A malnourished goat.

7. Who does Vicente observe looking at Bianca's coffin in "Vigil"?
(a) A group of little people and a boulder.
(b) A hunter.
(c) Seven small men and a dog.
(d) Lucrezia.

8. Why does it take some time for the dwarves to notice the unconscious Bianca in "The Oval Window"?
(a) The dwarves are not able to easily notice something that does not move.
(b) Bianca is underneath a blanket.
(c) They are preoccupied with deciding where to hang the mirror.
(d) Bianca is hidden in a closet.

9. What was Lucrezia's demand to Ranuccio in the past?
(a) To kill Bianca and bring her a lock of Bianca's hair.
(b) To kill Bianca and bring her Bianca's head.
(c) To kill Bianca and bring her Bianca's heart.
(d) To kill Bianca and bring her Bianca's necklace.

10. Where was the monastery where Ranuccio went after he released Bianca in the woods?
(a) Bergamo.
(b) Perugia.
(c) Cirocenia.
(d) San Erasmo.

11. Who does Bianca meet in the woods in "A Figure in the Clearing"?
(a) Primavera.
(b) Ranuccio.
(c) Vicente.
(d) Michelotto.

12. What is Lucrezia amazed by in "The Heart of the Matter"?
(a) That Venice is so smelly.
(b) That Venice is so foggy.
(c) That Venice is so empty.
(d) That Venice is so chaotic.

13. Who tells Vicente that Bianca is dead?
(a) Primavera.
(b) Fra Ludovico.
(c) Lucrezia.
(d) The dwarf.

14. Where is Lucrezia floating in "The Heart of the Matter"?
(a) The canals of Venice.
(b) In the sea.
(c) In a bathtub.
(d) The sky.

15. Who or what do the dwarves visit in "Fire and Ivy"?
(a) Montefiore.
(b) The church.
(c) Bianca's coffin.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the dwarves affix the glass from the mirror to the lid of Bianca's coffin?

2. What is the name of the palace where Lucrezia is headed in "The Heart of the Matter"?

3. What do the dwarves seem to share?

4. What did Ranuccio do after releasing Bianca in the woods?

5. Which dwarf has a red beard?

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