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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the dwarves affix the glass from the mirror to the lid of Bianca's coffin?
(a) To guard the coffin from afar.
(b) To show Bianca that she is not alone.
(c) To decorate the coffin.
(d) In order to witness her decomposition and their own transition into full humanness.

2. Who returns to Montefiore with Bianca in "Montefiore"?
(a) Michelotto.
(b) Cesare.
(c) The dwarves.
(d) Ranuccio.

3. What does Lucrezia believe of the apple from The Tree of Knowledge?
(a) It holds the secret to immortality.
(b) It will end Bianca's life.
(c) It will bring her wealth and power.
(d) It is powerless.

4. Where does Vicente find the branch from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil?
(a) In the forest.
(b) In a locked case.
(c) Behind glass in a chapel.
(d) In Cesare's private quarters.

5. What does Lucrezia notice about the dwarves' cottage in "Reflections"?
(a) It has moved.
(b) It has become overgrown.
(c) It has been rebuilt.
(d) It has disappeared.

6. What does Vicente observe about the thing he sees in the corner of his cell in "A Beast in the Wall"?
(a) It is moving.
(b) It is ugly.
(c) It is pretty.
(d) It is shaped like a person.

7. What does the dwarves' house not have?
(a) A fireplace.
(b) Floors.
(c) Windows.
(d) A ceiling.

8. What was Lucrezia's demand to Ranuccio in the past?
(a) To kill Bianca and bring her Bianca's necklace.
(b) To kill Bianca and bring her Bianca's heart.
(c) To kill Bianca and bring her Bianca's head.
(d) To kill Bianca and bring her a lock of Bianca's hair.

9. What happened to Primavera when Ranuccio revealed the truth to her in Part 4?
(a) She lost her power of speech.
(b) She broke out in hives.
(c) She lost her balance and passed out.
(d) She cried all day and night for seven days.

10. What led Ranuccio to the monastery after he released Bianca in the woods?
(a) His hunger.
(b) His guilt.
(c) His yearning for the truth.
(d) His love of God.

11. What does Vicente notice in the corner of his cell in "A Beast in the Wall"?
(a) A growing flower.
(b) A snake.
(c) A tree trunk.
(d) A boulder.

12. What did Ranuccio go to the monastery to do?
(a) Meet an old friend.
(b) Build up strength.
(c) Find some food and shelter.
(d) Study and pray for absolution.

13. Which of the following is NOT true of the mirror?
(a) It distorts the images it sees.
(b) It is like an eye.
(c) The dwarves learned how to make the glass from the Venetians.
(d) It is harmful to humans.

14. What does Bianca see when she peers through a window in "A Figure in the Clearing"?
(a) Lucrezia looking back at her.
(b) A ghost.
(c) A stone tree with a serpent wrapped around it.
(d) A man chopping wood.

15. Where is Bianca's coffin placed?
(a) At the top of a mountain in Umbria.
(b) In a valley in Marche.
(c) In a treehouse in Lazio.
(d) In the woods in Tuscany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lucrezia's relationship to the father of this second child in "Thais"?

2. According to the dwarves, when did the eighth dwarf disappear?

3. What does Lucrezia disguise herself as in "An Ivory Comb, My Dear"?

4. What is Lucrezia overjoyed by in "The Heart of the Matter"?

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

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