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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 online news site is featured in Chapter 4?

2. Where did Kirsch earn his undergraduate degree?

3. What was Langdon researching when he spent time at Trinity College Dublin?

4. Where did the security woman tell Agent Fonseca that Ambra and Langdon were located via his phone in Chapter 28?

5. Who was the pilot of Kirsch's private plane that Winston ordered to fly Langdon and Ambra in Chapter 38?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kirsch's presentation begin at the Guggenheim?

2. What mental trait does Langdon struggle with in many instances in the text?

3. How does Avila smuggle in the weapon he uses in the museum? What weapon is it?

4. Why is Kirsch anxious before his presentation?

5. What is the Guardia Real?

6. Why did Ambra accept Julian's proposal? Why does she regret it?

7. Where does Kirsch meet with Langdon before his presentation? Why?

8. Who was Francisco Franco?

9. What is the essence of Kirsch's discovery, as revealed in the Prologue?

10. What symbol(s) appear on the getaway car used by Avila? Why are they significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style of Origin. From what perspective is the story related? Is it related in the past, present, or future tense? How does this narrative style influence the plot of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Bishop Antonio Valdespino in Origin. Is this character a protagonist or an antagonist? Why? What is Bishop Antonio Valdespino's objective in the novel? Does he achieve his objective(s)?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Commander Garza. What role does Garza play in the main plot of the novel? What is his relationship to the king? What are Garza's objectives in the story?

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