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

2. What does Bocanegra show Elvira to prove Inigo was Jewish?

3. Why does Inigo pretend to be asleep when the captain returns?

4. Why do the men scatter out of the alley like rats?

5. Where is Inigo at the beginning of this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Elvira incriminate Inigo in this section?

2. What does Inigo do as he waits in his prison cell?

3. How does Elvira lessen the pain of burning at the stake?

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

5. According to Quevedo, what does he know about the ambush?

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

7. What condition is Elvira in in this section?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the novel suggest that non-Catholic people were dealt with in the 17th century? What is Perez-Reverte's stance on religion and, particularly, the Catholic religion? How does he express his beliefs in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine bullfighting. How important is bullfighting to Spanish culture? Why does the author start the novel in the midst of the bullfighting festival?

Essay Topic 3

What role did the Catholic religion play on Spanish culture in the 17th century? In what way are the characters in the novel controlled by Catholicism? How do characters like Inigo find some kind of freedom depression despite the Catholic church repressing 17th century Spanish culture?

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