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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. Why does Quevedo say the Inquisition can't arrest them?

2. What does Malatesta go to pick up when Alatriste enters?

3. Which two people does Guadalmedina say will be burned at the stake?

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

5. What mercy will the prisoners who recant their crimes be given?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the conversation between Malatesta and Alatrista in this section?

3. How does Elvira incriminate Inigo in this section?

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

5. Why does Alatrste think he is safe in the gambling house?

6. What does Olivares say will happen to Inigo in the coming weeks?

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

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

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

10. How did Quevedo get the release of Inigo authorized?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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