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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How have the dwarves changed by the chapter "Fire and Ivy"?
(a) They have become much stronger and smarter than any human.
(b) They have become fully human.
(c) They have begun to mingle with the humans.
(d) They have reverted to their previous form.

2. How old is Lucrezia's son Rodrigo when he dies?
(a) Six.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Eight.
(d) Fourteen.

3. Who is no longer able to speak by the chapter "Vicente"?
(a) The dwarf.
(b) Fra Ludovico.
(c) Primavera.
(d) Cesare.

4. Where is Lucrezia floating in "The Heart of the Matter"?
(a) The sky.
(b) The canals of Venice.
(c) In the sea.
(d) In a bathtub.

5. 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 man chopping wood.
(d) A stone tree with a serpent wrapped around it.

6. What does Lucrezia decide to poison Bianca with in "Two Bites from the Apple"?
(a) Primavera's fig pudding that Bianca used to love.
(b) A tonic made of apples and ginger beer.
(c) A poisoned knife.
(d) An apple from the branch of the Tree of Knowledge.

7. Who sends Lucrezia to the open water in "The Heart of the Matter"?
(a) The buck who Ranuccio killed.
(b) The dwarves.
(c) Bianca and Ranuccio.
(d) Vicente.

8. What stops Bianca from thinking she is dreaming in "The Dwarves"?
(a) She loses her balance.
(b) She gets the urge to urinate.
(c) She grows hungry.
(d) She pricks her finger.

9. Why did this happen to Primavera when Ranuccio revealed the truth?
(a) Because she was so shocked.
(b) Because she was so happy.
(c) Because of her propensity for gossip.
(d) Because she was so confused.

10. What does the eighth dwarf do in "A Beast in the Wall"?
(a) He eats a whole tub of grapes.
(b) He sets fire to a wooden monument.
(c) He sleeps for four days straight.
(d) He makes a tunnel for Vicente to escape through.

11. Where was the monastery where Ranuccio went after he released Bianca in the woods?
(a) Perugia.
(b) Cirocenia.
(c) San Erasmo.
(d) Bergamo.

12. What confuses Bianca in "A Hole in the World"?
(a) How she cannot seem to remember how to do simple tasks.
(b) How the dwarves are able to anticipate her every need.
(c) The names of the dwarves.
(d) Why she can't return to Montefiore.

13. What do the dwarves do to the coffin in "Fire and Ivy"?
(a) They trim the ivy which has overgrown the coffin.
(b) They place a bouquet of flowers atop it.
(c) They scrub it with special salts.
(d) They cover it with a blanket.

14. What alerts Michelotto to the existence of the coffin in "Fire and Ivy"?
(a) He stumbles upon the mirror and sees a vision of the coffin.
(b) He sees the ivy burning.
(c) He hears the dwarves talking about it.
(d) He is hunting in the woods and sees it.

15. What does Lucrezia use to poison Bianca in "An Ivory Comb, My Dear"?
(a) An ivory comb.
(b) A piece of cake.
(c) A hat pin.
(d) A cup of tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who forbids Michelotto his request in "Fire and Ivy"?

2. How does Bianca's childhood seem to her in "Montefiore"?

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

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

5. How does Lucrezia feel when Vicente returns to Montefiore?

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