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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lucrezia do when she heads for open water in "The Heart of the Matter"?
(a) She sings a merry tune.
(b) She instructs the gondolier to turn back toward the city.
(c) She throws her jewelry in the water.
(d) She washes her hair in the water.

2. At what point was Ranuccio allowed to leave the monastery?
(a) When the roads were clear.
(b) When his penance was complete.
(c) When they no longer needed his help.
(d) When he was satisfied with himself.

3. What do the dwarves marvel at in "Fire and Ivy"?
(a) The bright sun.
(b) How long it has been since Vicente has visited.
(c) Bianca's beauty.
(d) Their new form.

4. Who kisses Bianca in "Fire and Ivy"?
(a) Cesare.
(b) Michelotto.
(c) Prince Dschem.
(d) Ranuccio.

5. Who returns to Montefiore with Bianca in "Montefiore"?
(a) Cesare.
(b) Ranuccio.
(c) Michelotto.
(d) The dwarves.

6. What is Theo Bombast von Hohenheim also known as?
(a) Paracelsus.
(b) Cornelius.
(c) Wilhelm.
(d) Aulus.

7. What does Bianca see when she peers through a window in "A Figure in the Clearing"?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A man chopping wood.
(c) A stone tree with a serpent wrapped around it.
(d) Lucrezia looking back at her.

8. Where does Vicente find the branch from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil?
(a) In a locked case.
(b) In Cesare's private quarters.
(c) In the forest.
(d) Behind glass in a chapel.

9. What is Lucrezia overjoyed by in "The Heart of the Matter"?
(a) The news that Bianca is awake.
(b) The news that she is pregnant.
(c) The news that she will become the new head of Italy.
(d) The prospect of supreme knowledge and immortality.

10. According to the dwarves, when did the eighth dwarf disappear?
(a) Last spring.
(b) A year ago.
(c) When Vicente left Montefiore.
(d) The previous day.

11. How does Lucrezia feel when she is headed for open water in "The Heart of the Matter"?
(a) Happy.
(b) Calm.
(c) Ill at ease.
(d) Confused.

12. What does Lucrezia disguise herself as in "An Ivory Comb, My Dear"?
(a) An elderly woman.
(b) A vagrant.
(c) A tavern wench.
(d) A dirty, bedraggled monk.

13. What stops Bianca from thinking she is dreaming in "The Dwarves"?
(a) She grows hungry.
(b) She loses her balance.
(c) She gets the urge to urinate.
(d) She pricks her finger.

14. What does Lucrezia believe of the apple from The Tree of Knowledge?
(a) It will bring her wealth and power.
(b) It holds the secret to immortality.
(c) It will end Bianca's life.
(d) It is powerless.

15. How have the dwarves changed by the chapter "Fire and Ivy"?
(a) They have reverted to their previous form.
(b) They have become much stronger and smarter than any human.
(c) They have become fully human.
(d) They have begun to mingle with the humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucrezia notice about the dwarves' cottage in "Reflections"?

2. What happened to Primavera when Ranuccio revealed the truth to her in Part 4?

3. Which of the following is NOT true of the mirror?

4. Where is Lucrezia floating in "The Heart of the Matter"?

5. What alerts Michelotto to the existence of the coffin in "Fire and Ivy"?

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