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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 is wearing a ruby on her finger in Part One?

2. How might one describe Bianca's father?

3. Who is Rodrigo Borgia?

4. Who goes in search of the mirror and is never seen again?

5. Why are the dwarves watching Bianca and her father in Part One?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the Duc de Valentinois?

3. Who is Don Vicente?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Montefiore.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of family in the novel "Mirror, Mirror". Describe Bianca's family and Lucrezia's family. Is family important to them?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss conflict in the novel "Mirror, Mirror". Who is in conflict with whom and why? How do these conflicts alter or influence the plot and the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the character Lucrezia. What are her defining character traits? What is her role in the story? What makes her the antagonist of the story? What are her goals and ambitions? Why does she dislike Bianca?

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