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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 country is Malatesta from?

2. Where do Alatriste, Inigo and don Quevedo go to mass in this section?

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

4. Which character does the author say is a man of few words?

5. How does Inigo describe the humming noise he hears?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What efforts has Vicente made to get his daughter back from Coroado?

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

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

6. How does Inigo know Alatriste has escaped?

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

8. What does Alatriste do at the La Benitas?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Perez-Reverte's representation of real people in the novel. How does Perez use his fictional characters to express his opinion of the role on Spanish society and the history of the real characters? Choose one of the real life characters in the novel and discuss how Perez represents them and the reasons why he represents them in this way? How does his representation differ from other representations of the same character?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the book's reception in three different countries, including the country the book was written. How do the countries' opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

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