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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Inigo presume they are taking him?
(a) To the king's chambers.
(b) To the Inquisition torture room.
(c) To the Covent prison.
(d) To the dungeons of the Holy Office.

2. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) Peeping Tom.
(b) In God's Name.
(c) For Pete's Sake.
(d) Death to the Roses.

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

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

5. Where do Alatriste, Inigo and don Quevedo go to mass in this section?
(a) Las Guzman.
(b) Las Coroado.
(c) Las Benitas.
(d) Las Conde.

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

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

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

9. What has Elvira been accused of inciting among her fellow nuns?
(a) Christian practises.
(b) Muslim practises.
(c) Hebrew practises.
(d) Buddhist practices.

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

11. What weapon does Inigo take from Luis de la Cruz?
(a) His sword.
(b) His pistol.
(c) His shield.
(d) His dagger.

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

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

14. How does Inigo know Alatriste has escaped?
(a) He hears Vicente's daughter has escaped.
(b) He sees him hiding behind a tree.
(c) The Inquisition are still on high alert.
(d) Malatesta scowls when his name is mentioned.

15. Whom does the narrator meet on the top steps when he goes out onto the hall?
(a) Reverte.
(b) De Quevedo.
(c) Arcabuz.
(d) Esteban.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the men remark about Inigo's gall?

2. Who is Inigo taken before to get him to talk?

3. What is the title of Chapter 4?

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

5. What does the narrator compare to an anthill?

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