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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the bridge Angelica's carriage passes over?
(a) Segovia Bridge.
(b) Triste Bridge.
(c) Alquezar Bridge.
(d) Turk Bridge.

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

4. Who was following the de la Cruzes?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The Inquisition.
(c) Members of the convent.
(d) The military.

5. What is the title of Chapter 2?
(a) The Neck and the Noose.
(b) The Case of the Missing Spanish Crown.
(c) The People's Needs.
(d) Spanish Moss.

6. What do the young men find frightening about Alatriste's face?
(a) Its scars.
(b) Its pimples.
(c) Its sardonic smile.
(d) Its dour expression.

7. What is Alatriste looking for as he examines the exterior of the convent?
(a) Evidence linking Coroado to the murder.
(b) Points of entry.
(c) Wearing of the stones.
(d) Signs of a scuffle.

8. What was used to strangle the dead woman?
(a) A satin tie.
(b) A red ribbon.
(c) A silk cord.
(d) A sailor's rope.

9. Which character does the author say is a man of few words?
(a) Alatriste.
(b) Herradores.
(c) Salgando.
(d) Reverte.

10. What does the narrator hear fine ladies and gentlemen saying as they step out of the plaza?
(a) Get me a drink.
(b) What a fine day.
(c) Justice for the bulls.
(d) Fetch my coach.

11. What does the narator say is the only thing the Spanish have left in their pockets?
(a) Silver.
(b) Crucifixes.
(c) Humor.
(d) Pride.

12. What is the constable more interested in than the murder?
(a) His brother's illness.
(b) The performance of the bulls.
(c) The soccer scores.
(d) The performance of the horses.

13. What is the currency of Spain in this novel?
(a) Escudos.
(b) Euros.
(c) Francs.
(d) Pesos.

14. How does Inigo describe the humming noise he hears?
(a) Fe-fi-foe.
(b) Baa-bab-baa.
(c) Ti-ri-tu, ta-ta.
(d) La-li-laaa.

15. What was the name of the tavern where Inigio had left Alatriste?
(a) Tavern of the Flight.
(b) Taven of the Birds.
(c) Tarven of the Turk.
(d) Tavern of the English.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the captain say he will accompany the two young popinjays if they don't retract their words?

2. Inigo insists that he comes from __________.

3. Which character does Inigo find mortally wounded?

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

5. Where do the young women of the convent watch the mass?

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