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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 marvel at in "Fire and Ivy"?
(a) Their new form.
(b) Bianca's beauty.
(c) How long it has been since Vicente has visited.
(d) The bright sun.

2. What part of the house does Bianca not know the whereabouts of in "A Hole in the World"?
(a) The toilet.
(b) The stairs.
(c) The closet.
(d) The door.

3. What is Lucrezia overjoyed by in "The Heart of the Matter"?
(a) The news that she will become the new head of Italy.
(b) The news that she is pregnant.
(c) The news that Bianca is awake.
(d) The prospect of supreme knowledge and immortality.

4. How has Lucrezia changed since Cesare's death?
(a) She has lost the will to live.
(b) She has not changed at all.
(c) She has become more vindictive and poisonous in her temperament.
(d) She has grown more benevolent and empathetic.

5. What husband is Lucrezia married to by "As-iksr"?
(a) Her second husband.
(b) Her third husband.
(c) Her fifth husband.
(d) Her fourth husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucrezia think the creature accompanying Vicente resembles?

2. Who does Lucrezia have a second child with in "Thais"?

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

4. What does Lucrezia decide that she needs to possess in "Thais"?

5. Why did the dwarves craft the mirror?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Nextday tell Bianca about the mirror in Part 3?

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

4. What strange things does Bianca observe while staying with the dwarves in "A Hole in the World"?

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

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

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

8. Why does Lucrezia travel to the palace of the Doge in Part 4?

9. What does Bianca notice of the people at Montefiore in "Montefiore"?

10. Who is Michelotto?

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