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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. What should Ranuccio bring back to Lucrezia to prove he has followed through with her instructions?

3. What does Bianca's father do with the item he finds in the mud in Part One?

4. What does Ranuccio find impossible to do since the meeting near the waterfall?

5. Who is Lucrezia unsuccessful at firing in Part Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Primavera Vecchia?

2. Who is Don Vicente?

3. Who is Maria Ines?

4. Who is Lucrezia?

5. What struggles does Bianca face while her father is away on a business trip in Part 1?

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

7. What happens when Primavera is fired in Part 2?

8. Why does Vicente fire Primavera in Part 1?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Maguire's use of foreshadowing. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel? Why might Maguire use foreshadowing?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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