3. Why does Inigo pretend to be asleep when the captain returns?
(a) He is ashamed of what he has done.
(b) He doesn't want the captain to see he has been crying.
(c) He wants to be alone.
(d) He is angry at the captain for not saving him earlier.

4. Where does Alatriste depart to with the Spanish army?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Flanders.
(d) Trafalgar.

5. Why does Inigo regret killing the rat?
(a) He feels lonely.
(b) He will be forced to eat.
(c) Years are added onto his sentence.
(d) It obviously suffered.

6. How does Alatriste kill the first man?
(a) He garrots him.
(b) He slashes his throat.
(c) He cuts open his chest.
(d) He shoots him.

7. Which two people does Guadalmedina say will be burned at the stake?
(a) Elvira and Angelica.
(b) Alatriste and Inigo.
(c) Alatriste and Vicente.
(d) Inigo and Elvira.

8. What did the strangled woman serve as in the convent?
(a) A nun.
(b) A priestess.
(c) A duenna.
(d) A cleaner.

9. What does Alatriste put to Alquezar's throat?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A garotte.
(c) A sword.
(d) A gun.

10. How does Alatriste escape Alquezar's house?
(a) Through the attic.
(b) Out of the front door.
(c) Down a vine.
(d) Through his bedroom window.

11. How did Quevedo use the information he found about Alquezar?
(a) To force him to confess his blood line in front of the Madrid public.
(b) To blackmail him to release Inigo.
(c) To force him to leave Madrid.
(d) To blackmail him to give him money.

12. With whom does Inigo claim to be in love?
(a) Esther.
(b) Elivra.
(c) Julia.
(d) Angelica.

13. How does Alatriste know Inigo is not destined for the stake?
(a) He has seen him in the future, alive.
(b) He is not wearing a conical hat.
(c) He is not wearing icons of hell.
(d) He has not done anything wrong.

14. What kind of hat is Elvira made to wear?
(a) A square hat.
(b) A bowler hat.
(c) A top hat.
(d) A conical hat.

15. What does Alatriste offer Olivares in return for helping him free Inigo?
(a) The hand of his daughter.
(b) All of his fortune.
(c) His services anytime.
(d) His house.