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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. Where does Cesare hide in Part Two?

2. Who is wearing a ruby on her finger in Part One?

3. How are dwarves close to animals?

4. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of the dwarves?

5. What puts the dwarves in a position of awareness in "Seven"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Primavera Vecchia?

6. Who is Don Vicente?

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

8. Who is "the Punishment"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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