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

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

4. What had Alatriste told Inigo to do once he had opened the side door?
(a) Return home.
(b) Wait in the coach.
(c) Enter the convent.
(d) Guard the door.

5. Who scales the garden wall?
(a) Quevedo.
(b) Alatriste.
(c) De la Cruz.
(d) Inigo.

6. In which country does a priest say Inigo's last name is most common?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Italy.
(c) Brazil.
(d) France.

7. What is the title of the third chapter?
(a) Madrid at Night.
(b) The Streets of Madrid.
(c) Madrid Steel.
(d) Madrid, My Darling Madrid.

8. What does Inigo feign when he is asked to name names?
(a) Love and tenderness.
(b) Memory loss.
(c) Confusion and distress.
(d) Insanity.

9. In what city is the Holy Office?
(a) Toledo.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Seville.

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

11. What is the title of Chapter 4?
(a) The Injury.
(b) The Bang.
(c) The Fight.
(d) The Assault.

12. Where do the young women of the convent watch the mass?
(a) Through a gap in the curtain.
(b) Behind an ornate screen.
(c) Through the windows.
(d) From the tower.

13. In what war does Inigo say his father fought and died?
(a) The Crimean war.
(b) The queen's war.
(c) The Boer war
(d) The king's war.

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

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