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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. How are offenses settled at the de la Vega gate?

2. What is the name of Conde de Olivares' wife?

3. What do the young men find frightening about Alatriste's face?

4. Where does Inigo presume they are taking him?

5. What is Alatriste looking for as he examines the exterior of the convent?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Inigo let down Alatriste in this section?

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

3. How do the men prepare for the rescue of Eliva?

4. How does Inigo know Alatriste has escaped?

5. How do the Domincans interrogate Inigo?

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

7. How does Alatriste's situation mirror that of Spain's?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Don Quevedo's reasons for helping Vicente? Can Don Quevedo's anti-semitism in his poems be excused in any way? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

Examine bullfighting. How important is bullfighting to Spanish culture? Why does the author start the novel in the midst of the bullfighting festival?

Essay Topic 3

In what way was Spain in decline during the time book's setting? How does the author express this decline? What effect does the country's decline have on the characters?

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