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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. At what point was Ranuccio allowed to leave the monastery?

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

3. What does Michelotto do when he sees a signal relating to the coffin in "Fire and Ivy"?

4. Who does Bianca see has been waiting for her upon her return to Montefiore?

5. What happens the more the dwarves eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ranuccio Vecchia?

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

3. What is Bianca's first meeting with the dwarves like in Part 3?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens when Vicente talks aloud in his cell in "A Beast in the Wall"?

10. Why did Ranuccio go to Cirocenia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of death in the novel "Mirror, Mirror". How does Maguire illustrate the motif of death in the novel? Who dies in the novel? How do they die? What is the significance of each death? Why does Lucrezia want Bianca dead? How does Lucrezia regard death?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the historical context of the novel "Mirror, Mirror". How does Maguire incorporate the real historical figures and the Renaissance into the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the different archetypes present in the novel. Are these archetypes commonly found in fairy tales?

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