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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the narrator try to give a good kick, but with little success?
(a) A pigeon.
(b) A cat.
(c) A child.
(d) A dog.

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

3. Inigo thinks the woman he can hear screaming is ______________.
(a) Susanna.
(b) Angelica.
(c) Esther.
(d) Elvira.

4. How are offenses settled at the de la Vega gate?
(a) With daggers.
(b) With staffs.
(c) With pistols.
(d) With swords.

5. What does the narrator say is eating Spain's heart?
(a) Ulcers.
(b) Crime.
(c) Rats.
(d) Foreigners.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had the chief constable served as a soldier?

2. What is the first thing that happens to Inigo in the dungeons?

3. Who was following the de la Cruzes?

4. What do the young men find frightening about Alatriste's face?

5. How does Alatriste respond to the soldiers who greet him?

(see the answer key)

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