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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What physical attribute does this son have?
(a) Six toes on each foot.
(b) A large head.
(c) Very small ears.
(d) A deformed arm.

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

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

5. Who narrates the chapter called "As-iksr"?
(a) Lucrezia.
(b) Vicente.
(c) Bianca.
(d) A dwarf.

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. How old is Lucrezia's son Rodrigo when he dies?

3. Why does it take some time for the dwarves to notice the unconscious Bianca in "The Oval Window"?

4. Who narrates "Montefiore"?

5. How does Lucrezia feel when she is headed for open water in "The Heart of the Matter"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vicente achieve at the end of "A Beast in the Wall"?

2. Why did Primavera lose her ability to speak?

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

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

5. What does Bianca notice of the people at Montefiore in "Montefiore"?

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

7. Why does Lucrezia feel alone in Part 3?

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

9. How does Bianca feel when she returns to Montefiore in "Montefiore"?

10. Who is Michelotto?

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