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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 does Angelica attack Alatriste?

2. Where was Quevedo meeting Alatriste in half-an-hour?

3. Altriste's hideout had a secret exit to __________.

4. Where does Alatriste wound Malatesta before he leaves?

5. Of which of the following crimes is Elvira de la Cruz being convicted?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Elvira incriminate Inigo in this section?

2. What is Malatesta's condition when Alatriste visits him in this section?

3. Why does Inigo feign sleep when Alatriste arrives home?

4. Why is Inigo safe from torture?

5. What does Conde de Guadalmedina say are the intentions of the Inquisiton?

6. How does Alatriste persuade Oliveres to help him in this section?

7. What does Inigo feel about Elvira in this section?

8. How do the prisoners walk onto the stage?

9. Describe the duel between Malatesta and Altriste in this section?

10. Why is the San Gine a good place for Quevedo and Alaviste to meet?

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

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme: setting, point of view, structure, or language.

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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