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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ranuccio find impossible to do since the meeting near the waterfall?
(a) Believe in fantastical creatures.
(b) Empathize with non-humans.
(c) Walk in the woods alone.
(d) Kill without feeling intense guilt and remorse.

2. What city does Bianca's father stop in in "The Vision in San Francisco"?
(a) Prato.
(b) Arezzo.
(c) Verona.
(d) Brescia.

3. What do the dwarves liken themselves to?
(a) Tree trunks.
(b) Humans.
(c) Leprechauns.
(d) Stone.

4. What year is it in Part One of the story?
(a) 1502.
(b) 1540.
(c) 1567.
(d) 1572.

5. Where does Cesare hide in Part Two?
(a) The local church.
(b) Montefiore.
(c) The tavern.
(d) A small cottage down the road from Montefiore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cesare's hope for the future as explained in "A Stroll in the Country"?

2. Who is wearing a ruby on her finger in Part One?

3. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of the dwarves?

4. Why do dwarves go to church?

5. What world do the dwarves believe themselves to belong to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucrezia remember of her childhood in "Bring Me Her Heart Carved from Her Chest"?

2. What does Vicente write in a letter to Bianca in Part 2?

3. What changes does Fra Ludovico note since the departure of Vicente in Part 2?

4. Why is Vicente thrown in the sea in Part 2?

5. Who is Don Vicente?

6. What happens when Bianca tries to run away in Part 2?

7. Why does Vicente fire Primavera in Part 1?

8. What happens when Lucrezia leaves the room to attend to the gooseboy in Part 2?

9. Who is Lucrezia?

10. How did Lucrezia and Vicente become involved in each other's lives?

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