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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Rodrigo Borgia?

2. What does Lucrezia show Bianca and her father in "The Three Eyes of God"?

3. Who goes in search of the mirror and is never seen again?

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

5. When did Lucrezia and Cesare go to live with their father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bianca remember of her first meeting with Lucrezia?

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

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

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

5. Describe Montefiore.

6. Who is Don Vicente?

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

8. Who is Primavera Vecchia?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of the novel. In what way is the setting an important aspect of this story? How do the different settings in the novel contrast with one another?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss conflict in the novel "Mirror, Mirror". Who is in conflict with whom and why? How do these conflicts alter or influence the plot and the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the historical context of the novel "Mirror, Mirror". How does Maguire incorporate the real historical figures and the Renaissance into the novel?

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