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

2. What does Bianca see when she looks around at the beginning of "The Dwarves"?

3. What happened to Primavera when Ranuccio revealed the truth to her in Part 4?

4. Who does Lucrezia have a second child with in "Thais"?

5. Where is Bianca's coffin placed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Vicente achieve at the end of "A Beast in the Wall"?

4. Who is Michelotto?

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

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

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

8. Who is Ranuccio Vecchia?

9. Why does Lucrezia travel to the palace of the Doge in Part 4?

10. Why did Ranuccio go to Cirocenia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the imagery in the novel "Mirror, Mirror". What are some examples of imagery in the novel and what is the meaning behind them?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the struggles faced by Bianca and Vicente throughout the novel. How do they deal with these obstacles and how do they overcome them? What or who causes these problems for them?

Essay Topic 3

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

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