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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what war does Inigo say his father fought and died?

2. What does Vincente de la Cruz stand before the narrator holding?

3. Whom does Inigo claim he happened upon as he was walking the streets?

4. In what form are bull fights often celebrated?

5. What is the name of the tavern the narrator and his friends visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Inigo let Altriste down again in this section?

2. How do the Domincans interrogate Inigo?

3. How is Inigo caught in this section?

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

5. Describe the fight between the Inquisition and the men.

6. What does Saldana think the evidence at the scene of the crime says about the murderer?

7. What is Vincente's opinion on Sor Josefa?

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

9. What does this section suggest about the words on the woman's note?

10. How are the de le Cruzes and their hired swords found out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

What politics prevent Oliveres from lending all his support to helping free Inigo? What compromise finally came to him and Alatriste?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of Arturo Perez-Reverte's previous book and contrast it with the Purity of Blood in terms of the following: style, structure, and themes.

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