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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 form are bull fights often celebrated?

2. Where does Inigo awaken?

3. Where do the young women of the convent watch the mass?

4. Captain Cuesta is deaf to _____________.

5. Inigo thinks the woman he can hear screaming is ______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Inigo respond to questioning?

3. How does Inigo know Alatriste has escaped?

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

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

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

7. How do the Domincans interrogate Inigo?

8. What does the Chief Constable find on the dead woman's body?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the Spanish Inquisition? Why is the Inquisition so infamous? How does the author represent the Inquisition in the novel and does his representation compare to other representations in popular culture?

Essay Topic 2

Why do Inigo and Alatriste feel so loyal to each other? What does their loyalty say about the section of Spanish culture they are part of? How will Alatrise's loyalty to Inigo effect Inigo in the future?

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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