The Fencing Master Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Arturo Pérez-Reverte
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Fencing Master Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Arturo Pérez-Reverte
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Which member of the discussion group says he hopes for a civil war?

2. In which city did Don Jaime have his second duel?

3. How does Don Luis offend Don Jaime in this section?

4. Who does Adela say taught her to fence?

5. What does Don Jaime think Don Adela has no interest in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Don Jaime struggling with what he calls the Holy Grail?

2. What do the Cafe Progresso members think about the prospect of civil war?

3. What is Don Jaime's opinion of Manlito?

4. How does Don Jaime react to the Civil Guard fighting the demonstrators in this section?

5. How does Dona make Don Jaime uncomfortable in this section?

6. Describe Don Jaime's dream in this section.

7. How does Adela Otero convince her to fence?

8. What favor does Don Jaime agree to do for Don Luis in this section?

9. How does Don Jaime anger Dona Adela during the first bout?

10. Why does Don Jaime think martial war has been declared?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the generation gap between younger and the older characters. What different experiences did both generations go through? What problems is the generation gap causing the characters? Is generational gap expressed particularly wide during this time or is a wide generational gap common to all ages?

Essay Topic 2

In what way could Don Jaime be called naive? How has Don Jaime's naivety effected his decisions in the story? Do the students think his naivety to blame for the deaths of his friends? What do the students think Don Jaime has learned from the events in the story?

Essay Topic 3

How has Don Jaime's past effected the person we meet in the book? In what way could it be said that his past is responsible for some of his negative actions in the story? How does what happen in the story help Don Jaime to face up to his past?

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