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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. When did Palmarian pope Clemente lose both of his eyeballs in a car accident?

2. How long ago did the guard say the king had departed from El Escorial when the prince arrived in Chapter 76?

3. Where was Edmond Kirsch's mother from?

4. What did Kirsch place in a hallway as a deliberate snub of superstition?

5. How much money was deposited into Avila's bank account as an advance on his first mission?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Julian's father confess to him?

2. What is on the page of the book that is on display at the church in Chapter 70?

3. What happens to the Guardia Real agents in the Sagrada Família?

4. How did Avila become involved in the plot of killing Kirsch?

5. How do Langdon and Ambra discern Kirsch's computer password?

6. What do the vials and needles in Kirsch's home indicate?

7. What is Avila's connection to the Regent?

8. What is the Palmerian Catholic Church? When was it founded?

9. What is the significance of the quote over Kirsch's office door?

10. Why is Valdespino considered a suspect in Kirsch's murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the history of the Palmarian Catholic Church. Why does this church factor into the plot of Origin? When and where did this sect emerge? What is the status of the church today?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of Spain and the history of politics and religion in the country. Why does Brown set the novel here? What political history is highlighted in the novel? Why does the author go into detail with this history?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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