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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jaime think Romero should take action?
(a) He isn't getting any younger.
(b) He is still young.
(c) He has a lot to give.
(d) He is good looking.

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

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

4. Who does Adela say taught her to fence?
(a) She refuses to say.
(b) Vasquez.
(c) Her father.
(d) Montepellier.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Don Jaime think Dona Adela cannot possibly know what he means?

2. Why does Don Jaime say he took Dona Adela on?

3. Why does Don Jaime think that Dona Adela hurries away when she sees him?

4. What does Dona Adela refuse to wear during the first bout?

5. What does the author say the marquis is wheezing like?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Adela Otero convince her to fence?

2. How did Don Jaime become a fencing master?

3. What is Don Jaime's opinion on God?

4. How does Dona Adela meet Don Luis in this section?

5. What does Don Jaime about his loneliness?

6. How does Don Jaime anger Dona Adela during the first bout?

7. Describe Luis de Ayala.

8. How does Dona make Don Jaime uncomfortable in this section?

9. What information does Don Jaime give Dona Adela about his life in fencing?

10. What is masculine about Adela Otero?

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