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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. What do the swarm of black clad men cry in the name of?

2. What is the title of Chapter 5?

3. How does Inigo know Alatriste has escaped?

4. What is it always good to have a sense of before the dance?

5. Who drags Inigo from the carriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How has Malatesta's attitude towards Inigo changed?

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

4. How does Inigo respond to questioning regarding his family name?

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

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

7. How does Inigo respond to questioning?

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

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

10. Why is Alatriste thinking of returning to the Netherlands?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does the Inquisition deal with people who break the rules? How do you think the Inquisition justified their harsh treatment of dissenters? How did its presence affect Spanish society during the 17th century?

Essay Topic 3

What does the book suggest about how Spanish society dealt with Jewish people in the 17th century? Why does the theme of anti-semitism still have a powerful impact in 2006?

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