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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Quevedo say is the Inquisition's enemy?
(a) Father Perez.
(b) Alatriste.
(c) Marie Theresa.
(d) Father Coroado.

2. Why is Quevedo in a better position than Alatriste?
(a) He cares about death.
(b) He is better connected.
(c) His name has not been made public.
(d) He has tickets to leave the country whenever he wants.

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. What is the name of the cruelest priest?
(a) Bocanegra.
(b) Iniesta.
(c) Estenban.
(d) De la Cruz.

5. What is the title of Chapter 8?
(a) Boy in Trouble.
(b) A Desperate Beating.
(c) A Nocturnal Visit.
(d) A Flamboyant Swordsman.

6. What does Inigo claim as the Inquistion beats him?
(a) He is too young to be of any harm.
(b) He believes in God.
(c) He is completely innocent.
(d) He knows Alatriste.

7. Who does Saldana say has powerful backers?
(a) Malatesa.
(b) Oliveres.
(c) Inigo.
(d) Quevedo.

8. Where was Quevedo meeting Alatriste in half-an-hour?
(a) Toledo Alley.
(b) Luminere Cafe.
(c) San Gines Alley.
(d) Candes Street.

9. What is Malatesta surrounded by as he is lying wounded on his bed?
(a) Bloodsoaked rags.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Books.
(d) Newspapers.

10. What will the Holy Office celebrate on the first Sunday?
(a) A birthday.
(b) Easter.
(c) A christening.
(d) An auto-de-fe.

11. What two people does Quevedo say have been arrested?
(a) Inigo and Angelica.
(b) Saldana and Perez.
(c) Elvira and Inigo.
(d) Vicente and Luis.

12. What does Vicuna say has happened to Inigo?
(a) He has vanished.
(b) He has gone to his mother's.
(c) He has been arrested.
(d) He has been killed.

13. What records does the Aragon town keep in its green book?
(a) Population.
(b) Death rates.
(c) Genealogy.
(d) Birth rates.

14. What kind of people does the book suggest utilized the holy practice of sanctuary?
(a) The homeless.
(b) Pregnant women.
(c) Dandies.
(d) Criminals.

15. With whom do Alatriste and don Quevedo have a secret meeting?
(a) De Alquezar.
(b) Bocanegra.
(c) Cabala.
(d) De Olivares.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the king of Spain?

2. Where does Malatesta wound Alatriste?

3. Where did Alatriste meet Cagafuego?

4. Where will the auto-de-fe take place?

5. The inquisition ask Elvira questions about whom?

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