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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 does Vicente observe about the thing he sees in the corner of his cell in "A Beast in the Wall"?

2. Where can the item that Lucrezia needs to possess in "Thais" be found?

3. Who is no longer able to speak by the chapter "Vicente"?

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

5. Where is the Greek monastery where Vicente is being held?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Primavera lose her ability to speak?

3. What does Michelotto ask the dwarves permission for in Part 4?

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

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

6. How does Lucrezia react to the sacred branch in Part 3?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conclusion of the novel. Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? Are there any unanswered questions? Did you enjoy the novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of family in the novel "Mirror, Mirror". Describe Bianca's family and Lucrezia's family. Is family important to them?

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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