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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sor Josefa have a reputation at court for being?
(a) A disciplined woman.
(b) A pious woman.
(c) A spoilt brat.
(d) An atheist.

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

3. What had steel flashed like in the ugly scuffle?
(a) Pale white skin.
(b) Lightning.
(c) The sun.
(d) White teeth.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Captain Alatriste do when he had too much to drink?

2. Which character does Inigo find mortally wounded?

3. What weapon does Inigo take from Luis de la Cruz?

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

5. In what form are bull fights often celebrated?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conversation between Inigo and Angelica in this section?

2. How does Alatriste manage to avoid the challenge with the young men?

3. How is Inigo caught in this section?

4. Describe the woman who has been killed at the beginning of this section?

5. How does Alatriste force the two boys to back down in this section?

6. How does Inigo earn the soldier's respect in this section?

7. What does de Quvedo tell Alatriste about the new job he has for him?

8. How have the priests convinced the nuns at the convent to sleep with them?

9. How did Alatriste Kill the young nephew of Conde de Guadalmedina?

10. What problems does the Inquisition already have with the de la Cruzes?

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