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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 alerts Michelotto to the existence of the coffin in "Fire and Ivy"?

2. Where is Lucrezia floating in "The Heart of the Matter"?

3. What husband is Lucrezia married to by "As-iksr"?

4. What happens the more the dwarves eat?

5. What does Lucrezia become obsessed with in "Thais"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What strange things does Bianca observe while staying with the dwarves in "A Hole in the World"?

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

3. What does Lucrezia see in the mirror in "Mirror Mirror"?

4. What does Bianca remember of Montefiore in "A Hole in the World"? What does her memory lead her to wish for?

5. How does Lucrezia poison Bianca in "Two Bites from the Apple"?

6. What does Nextday tell Bianca about the mirror in Part 3?

7. What does Bianca notice of the people at Montefiore in "Montefiore"?

8. What does Ranuccio deny Michelotto? What does Ranuccio do in his place?

9. What happens when the dwarves eat soup in Part 3?

10. What does Lucrezia note of Venice 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

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

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to Bianca? What are their roles in the novel?

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