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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 is the name of the eighth dwarf?

2. What do the dwarves tell Bianca about the eighth dwarf in "The Dwarves"?

3. What do the dwarves marvel at in "Fire and Ivy"?

4. Where was the monastery where Ranuccio went after he released Bianca in the woods?

5. What do the dwarves seem to share?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Ranuccio Vecchia?

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

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

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

6. Why does Lucrezia travel to the palace of the Doge in Part 4?

7. What strange things does Bianca observe while staying with the dwarves in "A Hole in the World"?

8. How does the eighth dwarf help Vicente in Part 3?

9. How does Lucrezia poison Bianca in "Two Bites from the Apple"?

10. Who is Michelotto?

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

Analyze and interpret the character Bianca. What are her defining character traits? Discuss her relationships with her father, the dwarves, Lucrezia and Ranuccio.

Essay Topic 3

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

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