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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. How do the dwarves name themselves?
(a) They choose a name out of a hat.
(b) According to their first words.
(c) According to their characteristics.
(d) They name themselves after their fathers.

2. What does Vicente tell Bianca in a letter in Part Two?
(a) That he will not be returning to Montefiore.
(b) That Lucrezia is her mother.
(c) That he is going to marry Lucrezia.
(d) That she will inherit a great deal of money when she reaches maturity.

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

4. Why is Bianca shunned by the other girls living at the family home?
(a) Because she is haughty.
(b) Because she is clumsy and simple.
(c) Because she is poor.
(d) Because she is the landowner's daughter.

5. What are being guarded by a community of monks in Greece?
(a) A golden key.
(b) A group of high society virgins.
(c) The apples from the Garden of Eden.
(d) Cesare's fortune.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bianca's father meet in the church of San Francisco?

2. What year is it in Part One of the story?

3. What does Primavera think of Cesare?

4. What is the name of Bianca's mother?

5. Which of the following best describes Lucrezia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to Vicente in prison in Part 2?

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

3. What struggles does Bianca face while her father is away on a business trip in Part 1?

4. What does Lucrezia think of Bianca in Part 1?

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

6. What does Fra Ludovico lie to Bianca about in Part 1?

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

8. What does Vicente do at a church in Part 1?

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

10. Who is hiding at Montefiore in Part 2 and why?

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