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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 Elvira answer to all the questions from the Inquisition?

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

3. What two people does Quevedo say have been arrested?

4. What is the name of the strangled woman?

5. What is the title of Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens just before Inigo is to be sentenced?

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

3. How do the prisoners walk onto the stage?

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

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

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

7. How does Angelica save her uncle's life?

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

9. Why does Alatriste decide against killing Malatesta?

10. Why does Alatriste almost kill Alquezar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What politics prevent Oliveres from lending all his support to helping free Inigo? What compromise finally came to him and Alatriste?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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