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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 will the Holy Office celebrate on the first Sunday?

2. What is the title of Chapter 10?

3. Where will the auto-de-fe take place?

4. What is the title of Chapter 8?

5. What does Don Quevedo regret in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Olvares say there is nothing he can do to help Inigo?

2. Why is Inigo safe from torture?

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

4. According to don Quevedo, what has happened to their friends involved in the ambush?

5. What does Sladana tells Alatriste in this section?

6. How did the auto-da-fe make sure it stayed a religious ceremony?

7. How does Alatriste manage to escape Alquezar?

8. How do the prisoners walk onto the stage?

9. What is Inigo's relationship with Alatriste's weapon of choice?

10. In what way could the fight between Alquezar and Alatriste be seen as ridiculous?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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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