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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. How does Angelica attack Alatriste?
(a) She pulls his hair.
(b) She shoots at him.
(c) She digs her nails into his back.
(d) She sinks her teeth into his arm.

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. What does Alatriste knock over in Alquezar's bedroom?
(a) A jug.
(b) A vase.
(c) A glass.
(d) A photo frame.

4. Where does Malatesta wound Alatriste?
(a) The leg.
(b) The hip.
(c) The cheek.
(d) The foot.

5. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) Frumpy.
(b) San Gines Alley.
(c) Give in Or it Will Hurt.
(d) Diego, Diego.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose apartment does Alatriste visit in this section?

2. What is the name of Alatriste's lover?

3. Why does Quevedo say the Inquisition can't arrest them?

4. Why does Alatriste decide not to kill Malatesta?

5. What does Vicuna say has happened to Inigo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens just before Inigo is to be sentenced?

2. What condition is Elvira in in this section?

3. According to don Quevedo, what has happened to their friends involved in the ambush?

4. Why does Alatriste almost kill Alquezar?

5. How do the prisoners walk onto the stage?

6. How does Alatriste manage to escape Alquezar?

7. Describe the duel between Malatesta and Altriste in this section?

8. Describe the conversation between Malatesta and Alatrista in this section?

9. In what way could the fight between Alquezar and Alatriste be seen as ridiculous?

10. What does Olivares say will happen to Inigo in the coming weeks?

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