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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 young men find frightening about Alatriste's face?

2. How had the woman found in the sedan chair been killed?

3. Where does Inigo presume they are taking him?

4. What does the narrator hear fine ladies and gentlemen saying as they step out of the plaza?

5. For what two worlds does the author say Madris is the capital?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Inigo eavesdrop on the conversation that takes place in this section?

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

10. Describe the woman who has been killed at the beginning of 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

Compare Inigo's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end. What did Inigo hope to achieve at the beginning of the book? What events change Inigo's ideas about life? How has Inigo's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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