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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. Who was the ultraconservative dictator that ruled Spain for 36 years?

2. Where did Ambra attend a fundraiser in Madrid four months ago, according to the narrator in Chapter 44?

3. Where did Winston instruct Langdon and Ambra to go that caused Langdon to argue with him in Chapter 39?

4. On what highway was the Uber traveling toward Madrid that carried Avila in Chapter 29?

5. When was Madrid seized back from the Muslims by Alfonso VI?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Marco and how does Avila know him?

2. How do Langdon and Ambra escape the museum after Kirsch's murder?

3. With whom is Edmond Kirsch meeting in the Prologue? Why?

4. What does Kirsch predict his announcement will bring about? Why?

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

6. Who is "Spain's newest celebrity" (91), and how is she described?

7. How does Avila get into the Guggenheim?

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

9. What does the symbol on Avila's hand represent?

10. How does Langdon attain Kirsch's cell phone and access to it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Admiral Luis Ávila. Is this character a protagonist or antagonist? What motivates Ávila to his actions in the story? How does Ávila die?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Winston in Origin. Who or what is Winston? Where did Winston originate? What are Winston's objectives in the novel? Does Winston achieve those objectives?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Ambra Vidal. What is Ambra's profession? How does she know Edmond Kirsch? How does Ambra's personal life become entwined in the plot of the novel?

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