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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. What happens the more the dwarves eat?

2. What do the dwarves tell Bianca they would like returned to them in "The Dwarves"?

3. What physical attribute does this son have?

4. How old is Lucrezia's son Rodrigo when he dies?

5. What is the name of the palace where Lucrezia is headed in "The Heart of the Matter"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news is Vicente told when he returns to Montefiore in Part 3?

2. What do the dwarves tell Bianca about her home and family in "The Dwarves"?

3. How does Lucrezia head for the palace of the Doge in "The Heart of the Matter"?

4. What does Lucrezia note of Venice in Part 4?

5. Why did Primavera lose her ability to speak?

6. Who is Ranuccio Vecchia?

7. How does Bianca feel when she returns to Montefiore in "Montefiore"?

8. What do the dwarves do to the coffin in "Fire and Ivy"?

9. Who is Michelotto?

10. Who does Lucrezia give birth to in Part 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 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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