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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. In "The Name of the World", what lake do Bianca and her father stand on the shore of?
(a) Lago Verche.
(b) Lago Vienne.
(c) Lago Viande.
(d) Lago Verde.

2. Who does Lucrezia ask Primavera to summon in Part Two?
(a) Fra Ludovico.
(b) The hunter.
(c) Cesare.
(d) Vicente.

3. How old is Lucrezia in 1502?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Forty.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Thirty-two.

4. Who are the Castedas and the Navarres?
(a) Rival families near Montefiore.
(b) Bianca's parents' families.
(c) Dangerous gangs in Italy.
(d) Lucrezia's past and present in-laws.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ranuccio do with Bianca when they reach the woods in "A Walk in the Woods"?

2. How might one describe Bianca's father?

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

4. Why do dwarves go to church?

5. What will happen to Bianca's father if he refuses Cesare's request in "Prince Dschem's Secret"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cesare want Vicente to find in Part 1?

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

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

4. Describe the setting of the novel "Mirror, Mirror"?

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

6. What does Lucrezia ask the mirror in Part 2?

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

8. Who is "the Punishment"?

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

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

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