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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What question is Inigo replying to when he is shouted over by the screams of a tortured woman?
(a) Where do you live?
(b) How many brothers and sisters do you have?
(c) How old are you?
(d) Where did you last see Alatriste?

3. Where does Inigo awaken?
(a) On a riverside.
(b) In a courtroom.
(c) In a carriage.
(d) In prison.

4. Complete the following line "Why should Greek be a tongue you..."?
(a) Devulge.
(b) Delight.
(c) Depise.
(d) Debase.

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

6. What language did Doego Alatriste have a taste in before he ran away?
(a) Arabic.
(b) French.
(c) Latin.
(d) English.

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

8. What was written on the note found in the dead woman's pouch?
(a) Dead souls weep.
(b) For masses for your soul.
(c) The peak of life.
(d) Weeping kills the hybrids, laughing raises them to the roof.

9. What is the name of Conde de Olivares' wife?
(a) Esther Benitas.
(b) Teresa de Guzman.
(c) Philipa Esteban.
(d) Marie Cornette.

10. What happens to Inigo at the end of the chapter?
(a) He is arrested.
(b) He is sent back to Alatriste with a message.
(c) He is killed.
(d) He is left for dead.

11. Who, other than Alatriste, examines the church's exterior wall?
(a) Inigo.
(b) De la Cruz'z youngest son.
(c) De Olivares.
(d) De la Cruz's eldest son.

12. What made Inigo forget the fact people were following Alatriste?
(a) Someone shouted out his name.
(b) A street performance began.
(c) Anjelica was passing in her carriage.
(d) The church bells started ringing.

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

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

15. What is Quevedo staring vacantly at through the window?
(a) Women.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Swordsmen.
(d) Cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drags Inigo from the carriage?

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

3. What important position does Angelica's uncle hold?

4. Where does the narrator say the danger in life lies?

5. Of what do the Domincans accuse Inigo and his accomplices?

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