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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say the captain had cleaned during the night?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His pistols.
(c) His dagger.
(d) His sword.

2. What did Diego Alatriste enlist as in the army?
(a) A photographer.
(b) A gunner.
(c) A foot soldier.
(d) A drummer boy.

3. What is the penalty for breaking into a convent?
(a) Life in prison.
(b) Community service.
(c) Death.
(d) A public stoning.

4. What does de Quevedo's silence seem to say when he looks at Alatriste?
(a) Are bond is strong.
(b) We are closer than ever.
(c) You are the only one who can help me.
(d) Please don't leave me now.

5. What is the name of the tavern the narrator and his friends visit?
(a) Reverte.
(b) Herradores.
(c) Valdemoro.
(d) Duennas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is eating Spain's heart?

2. How did Philip the Fourth respond to the warm ovation given to him by the crowd?

3. What had steel flashed like in the ugly scuffle?

4. What would Captain Alatriste do when he had too much to drink?

5. What language did Doego Alatriste have a taste in before he ran away?

(see the answer key)

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