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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Saldana think Alatriste will find it difficult to do anything about Inigo?
(a) The auto-de-fe will be heavily guarded.
(b) Inigo's soul has been broken.
(c) Everyone knows what Alatriste looks like.
(d) Inigo has confessed to being Jewish.

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

3. Who has persuaded King Philip IV to ban gambling?
(a) The Church.
(b) His mother.
(c) The Queen.
(d) The government.

4. Altriste's hideout had a secret exit to __________.
(a) An unused alleyway.
(b) The sewers.
(c) A church.
(d) A baseball ground.

5. What is the title of Chapter 10?
(a) The Thin Line.
(b) Unfinished Business.
(c) Done and Dusted.
(d) Waiting Forever.

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

7. Of which of the following crimes is Elvira de la Cruz being convicted?
(a) Being underage.
(b) Being a non-believer.
(c) Being a Judaizer.
(d) Being a follower of Mohammed.

8. To what town did Quevedo ride?
(a) Lebrijana.
(b) Calatrava.
(c) Aragon.
(d) Alquezar.

9. Who leads the Tribunal of Six?
(a) Benitez.
(b) Oliveras.
(c) Queveda.
(d) Boanegra.

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

11. Who takes their place in the balconies overlooking the plaza?
(a) The royal court.
(b) The priests.
(c) Alatriste and Queveda.
(d) The local government.

12. What have permanently crippled Elvira's joints?
(a) The rack.
(b) The Chinese burn.
(c) The thumb screw.
(d) The iron maiden.

13. What of the following words does Olivares write down?
(a) Red.
(b) Death.
(c) Huesca.
(d) Holy.

14. Why does Quevedo say the Inquisition can't arrest them?
(a) They don't have the money to search for them.
(b) They don't have enough evidence.
(c) They can't afford the bad publicity.
(d) They don't know who they are.

15. What is the name of Alatriste's lover?
(a) La Lebrijana.
(b) La Gouda.
(c) Esther.
(d) Angelica.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the strangled woman serve as in the convent?

2. What is the name of the strangled woman?

3. Why does Alatriste stop fighting Malatesta?

4. Why does Inigo regret killing the rat?

5. How did Quevedo use the information he found about Alquezar?

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