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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 arrives on the dwarves' threshold in "Seven"?

2. Where does Cesare hide in Part Two?

3. Who narrates "A Pack of Dirty Thieves"?

4. What does Lucrezia threaten to do if Ranuccio does not do what he is told in Part Two?

5. What does Ludovico lie to Bianca about in Part One?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Don Vicente?

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

4. Who is Maria Ines?

5. What happens when Lucrezia leaves the room to attend to the gooseboy in Part 2?

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

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

8. Who is Primavera Vecchia?

9. What changes does Fra Ludovico note since the departure of Vicente in Part 2?

10. Describe Montefiore.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the mirror? What powers does the mirror possess? How does the mirror impact the lives of the novel's characters? How do the dwarves use the mirror to their advantage?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of death in the novel "Mirror, Mirror". How does Maguire illustrate the motif of death in the novel? Who dies in the novel? How do they die? What is the significance of each death? Why does Lucrezia want Bianca dead? How does Lucrezia regard death?

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