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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where had the chief constable served as a soldier?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Flanders.
(d) France.

3. Which famous book did Louis Hurtado translate?
(a) Funny Bones.
(b) Auto de Fe.
(c) Palmerin of England.
(d) The Pilgrim.

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

5. What does Sor Josefa ask God to send the king and queen?
(a) Humility.
(b) Female heirs.
(c) Male heirs.
(d) Sweetness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say the captain had cleaned during the night?

3. What is the title of Chapter 2?

4. What does the narrator say every thirteen year old wants to taste from the world?

5. What is the constable more interested in than the murder?

(see the answer key)

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