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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. Which of the following best describes Bianca's physical appearance?

2. Who is half-dead and starving in "Seven"?

3. How long does Bianca's father leave for in "Don't Leave, Don't Follow"?

4. Who are the Castedas and the Navarres?

5. What does Lucrezia do before giving Vicente Montefiore?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does the reader learn about the dwarves in Part 2?

7. Who is Don Vicente?

8. Why is Vicente thrown in the sea in Part 2?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the struggles faced by Bianca and Vicente throughout the novel. How do they deal with these obstacles and how do they overcome them? What or who causes these problems for them?

Essay Topic 2

Summarize the "Snow White" fairy tale. Discuss which elements of the fairy tale Maguire incorporates into his novel as well the effectiveness of these elements in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of jealousy. Who is jealous of whom and why? What does this jealousy lead the character(s) to do?

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