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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Inigo taken before to get him to talk?
(a) Priests.
(b) Cardinals.
(c) Royal advisors.
(d) Domincans.

2. What is the title of Chapter 4?
(a) The Fight.
(b) The Bang.
(c) The Assault.
(d) The Injury.

3. Where does the narrator say the danger in life lies?
(a) In not knowing things.
(b) In wandering into the unknown.
(c) In admitting you know things.
(d) In not following your instincts.

4. What would Captain Alatriste do when he had too much to drink?
(a) Close up.
(b) Get into a fight.
(c) Fall asleep.
(d) Verbally abuse everyone.

5. What animal does the author compare to the pace the chief constable sets about his task?
(a) A bull.
(b) A tortoise.
(c) A sheep.
(d) An ox.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of which of the following crimes is Elvira de la Cruz being convicted?

2. Whom does the narrator meet on the top steps when he goes out onto the hall?

3. With whom do Alatriste and don Quevedo have a secret meeting?

4. What do the swarm of black clad men cry in the name of?

5. Why does Inigo kill the rat in his cell?

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