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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What law does Don Jaime realize has been declared when he sees the soldiers on his way to the cafe?
(a) Social law.
(b) National law.
(c) Martial law.
(d) Civil law.

2. What does Don Jaime think Don Adela has no interest in?
(a) Politics.
(b) Men.
(c) Social interaction.
(d) Religion.

3. Who does Romero say is against violence?
(a) Islam.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) The Buddhists.
(d) Tne Prostestant Church.

4. What does Don Jaime agree to teach Don Adela?
(a) The sixty fist lunge.
(b) The defensive leap.
(c) The two hundred escudo thrust.
(d) The wall block.

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

6. What does the author say the marquis is wheezing like?
(a) Broken bellows.
(b) A leaking gas pipe.
(c) A dying man.
(d) A broken engine.

7. What does Don Jaime see floating in the water in his dream?
(a) A doll.
(b) A knife.
(c) A foil.
(d) A baby.

8. Where does Don Luis think much of Don Jaime's personal philosophy comes from?
(a) Religion.
(b) The Greeks.
(c) The Romans.
(d) The East.

9. How does Romero get by without a job?
(a) Sells food.
(b) Borrows money.
(c) Begs.
(d) Sells books.

10. What religious act does Don Jaime compare fencing to?
(a) Holy communion.
(b) Crucifixion.
(c) Christmas mass.
(d) Baptism.

11. In which city did Don Jaime have his second duel?
(a) Berlin.
(b) London.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

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

13. What is the time of year at the beginning of this section?
(a) November.
(b) September.
(c) April.
(d) October.

14. What does Dona Adela ask about the thrust?
(a) If Don Jaime stole from his master.
(b) If Don Jaime used it to kill.
(c) If Don Jaime has taught anyone else the method.
(d) If one can defend against the thrust.

15. Who dies at the end of this section?
(a) Montespan.
(b) Don Jaime.
(c) Dona Adela.
(d) Don Ayra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jaime refuse to take sides on the political arguments?

2. How does the author describe the journalist's smile?

3. Who does a woman tell Don Jaime has landed in Spain?

4. Where city did Don Jaime settle in after leaving the army?

5. Why is Don Jaime troubled by thoughts of Dona Adela?

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