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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 is the name of the eighth dwarf?

2. What does Lucrezia decide to poison Bianca with in "Two Bites from the Apple"?

3. What does Lucrezia decide that she needs to possess in "Thais"?

4. What is Theo Bombast von Hohenheim also known as?

5. Where was the monastery where Ranuccio went after he released Bianca in the woods?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the eighth dwarf help Vicente in Part 3?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Summarize the "Snow White" fairy tale. Discuss which elements of the fairy tale Maguire incorporates into his novel as well the effectiveness of these elements in the story.

Essay Topic 3

What mystery surrounds the mirror? What questions might one ask about the mirror as the novel progresses? Do these questions get answered?

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