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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 does Bianca's childhood seem to her in "Montefiore"?
(a) Like it happened yesterday.
(b) Like a fairy tale.
(c) She cannot remember it.
(d) Both familiar and unfamiliar.

2. What happened to Primavera when Ranuccio revealed the truth to her in Part 4?
(a) She lost her power of speech.
(b) She broke out in hives.
(c) She cried all day and night for seven days.
(d) She lost her balance and passed out.

3. What did Ranuccio do after releasing Bianca in the woods?
(a) He travelled across the sea.
(b) He joined the army.
(c) He got married and then his wife died.
(d) He left Montefiore.

4. What does Vicente see on the branch in "A Beast in the Wall"?
(a) Two pairs of carved initials.
(b) Three ripe apples.
(c) A drop of blood.
(d) A blossoming blue and white flower.

5. What confuses Bianca in "A Hole in the World"?
(a) Why she can't return to Montefiore.
(b) How the dwarves are able to anticipate her every need.
(c) The names of the dwarves.
(d) How she cannot seem to remember how to do simple tasks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Greek monastery where Vicente is being held?

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

3. Who kisses Bianca in "Fire and Ivy"?

4. Why did the dwarves craft the mirror?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Lucrezia give birth to in Part 4?

2. What does Lucrezia see in the mirror in "Mirror Mirror"?

3. What does Vicente achieve at the end of "A Beast in the Wall"?

4. What do the dwarves tell Bianca about her home and family in "The Dwarves"?

5. What does Bianca remember of Montefiore in "A Hole in the World"? What does her memory lead her to wish for?

6. What does Lucrezia note of Venice in Part 4?

7. How does Bianca feel when she returns to Montefiore in "Montefiore"?

8. How does Lucrezia head for the palace of the Doge in "The Heart of the Matter"?

9. What does Michelotto ask the dwarves permission for in Part 4?

10. What news is Vicente told when he returns to Montefiore in Part 3?

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