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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country does the narrator say despises Spain?
(a) England.
(b) Holland.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

2. In what form are bull fights often celebrated?
(a) Short stories.
(b) Novels.
(c) Songs.
(d) Poems.

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

4. What is it said that Martin Saldana is not so slow in doing?
(a) Hurling an insult.
(b) Drawing a weapon.
(c) Chatting up women.
(d) Drinking a beer.

5. Who found the chief constable his current position in the police force?
(a) His step-father.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Diego Alatriste enlist as in the army?

3. The dead woman's head dress and gown lend her the look of __________.

4. What animal does the author compare to the pace the chief constable sets about his task?

5. What does the narrator hear fine ladies and gentlemen saying as they step out of the plaza?

(see the answer key)

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