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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Don Jaime call his search for the perfect thrust?
(a) The Quest.
(b) The Holy Grail.
(c) The Ark.
(d) Mission Impossible.

2. What was strange about the doll?
(a) It had no eyes.
(b) It could talk.
(c) It had no legs.
(d) It had no hair.

3. Why is Don Jaime troubled by thoughts of Dona Adela?
(a) He thinks she is a murderer.
(b) He thinks she is a sociopath.
(c) He thinks she is going to marry Don Luis.
(d) He thinks she used him for something.

4. What does Don Luis invite Dona Adela to?
(a) A wrestling match.
(b) A boxing match.
(c) A fencing bout.
(d) A concert.

5. What does Don Jaime write in his letter back to Dona Adela?
(a) He is in love with her.
(b) She has sent too much money.
(c) She has much to learn.
(d) Don Luis is a cad.

6. Who does Don Jaime receive a note from at he beginning of this section?
(a) Dona Adela.
(b) Dona Suzanna.
(c) Don Luis.
(d) Don Cretino.

7. What country did Don Jaime settle down in in 1850?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

8. What does Adela always do when she gets changed?
(a) Plays Chopin.
(b) Leaves the door open.
(c) Sings folk songs.
(d) Polished her sword.

9. Why does Don Jaime leave the cafe early?
(a) To talk to Don Luis.
(b) To practise his fencing moves.
(c) To go for a walk.
(d) To hide Don Luis's file.

10. Who does a woman tell Don Jaime has landed in Spain?
(a) A savior of the people.
(b) A King from afar.
(c) Jesus Christ.
(d) A rival to the Spanish throne.

11. How does Don Jaime react to Romero's declaration that he is love with a married woman?
(a) He laughs at him.
(b) He hits him.
(c) He ignores him.
(d) He berates him.

12. What member of the nobility does Dona Adela say she is interested in?
(a) Don Campari.
(b) Don Jose.
(c) Don Luis.
(d) Don Iniesta.

13. How does Don Jaime change the mood when Don Adela gets too close?
(a) He laughs at her.
(b) He pushes her away.
(c) He stands up.
(d) He turns on a light.

14. How does the author describe the journalist's smile?
(a) Aristocratic.
(b) Loving.
(c) Manly
(d) Olympian.

15. Why does Don Jaime think that Dona Adela hurries away when she sees him?
(a) She is late.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is scared.
(d) She is ashamed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the cafe Maestro goes to?

2. What makes Don Jaime think that Dona Adela has a cruel nature?

3. What does Don Jaime hate to hear fencing be called?

4. What is masculine about Dona Adela de Otera's face?

5. In which city does Don Jaime say he fell in love?

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