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

2. Who is Prince Dschem?
(a) The eldest son of Italy's ruling dynasty.
(b) Lucrezia's lover.
(c) The youngest son of Turkish king Mahomet II.
(d) A cousin of Lucrezia.

3. What happens to the Borgias after the death of Pope Alexander VI?
(a) They rise in power.
(b) They are expelled from the country.
(c) They are almost all killed.
(d) They lose ground in Italy.

4. What was Ranuccio unable to go through with in the past?
(a) Killing the dwarf.
(b) Killing the unicorn.
(c) Killnig the fairy.
(d) Killing the leprechaun.

5. What happens every time Bianca tries to run away from Montefiore?
(a) She realizes she forgot something.
(b) She grows hungry and quickly returns home.
(c) She is stopped by the people living at Montefiore.
(d) She cannot cross the small footbridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lucrezia married to in 1502?

2. What does Lucrezia threaten to do if Ranuccio does not do what he is told in Part Two?

3. Where was Lucrezia going to throw her unwanted child in Part Two?

4. What does Ranuccio find impossible to do since the meeting near the waterfall?

5. How did Vicente gain access to the monastery in Part Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Vicente fire Primavera in Part 1?

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

3. What happens to Vicente once he reaches the monastery in Part 2?

4. What kind of life does Bianca lead at the beginning of the novel?

5. What does Lucrezia have Ranuccio do in Part 2?

6. Who is Primavera Vecchia?

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

8. What does the reader learn about the dwarves in Part 2?

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

10. Who is Maria Ines?

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