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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. What is found in the mud in Part One?

2. What world do the dwarves believe themselves to belong to?

3. Who is Cesare Borgia's father?

4. Who is Lucrezia?

5. Who does Ludovico resent in "The Three Eyes of God"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Fra Ludovico lie to Bianca about in Part 1?

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

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

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

6. How did Lucrezia and Vicente become involved in each other's lives?

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

8. Describe Montefiore.

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

10. Why does Vicente fire Primavera in Part 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author of the novel, Gregory Maguire. What other works has he received recognition for? Is his work usually similarly-themed? Does he always write in the same genre?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What is the genre of the novel? What are elements commonly found in this type of novel? What are some other examples of works of this genre? What similarities do these works share with the novel "Mirror, Mirror"?

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