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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 Bianca left in the charge of in Part One?

2. What is Bianca's last name?

3. Who is Ranuccio?

4. What happens to the Borgias after the death of Pope Alexander VI?

5. What city does Bianca's father stop in in "The Vision in San Francisco"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Primavera Vecchia?

9. Who is Don Vicente?

10. Why does Vicente fire Primavera in Part 1?

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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