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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. What has Don Jaime always dreamed of inventing?
(a) The perfect thrust.
(b) The strongest sword.
(c) The perfect swipe.
(d) The perfect defense.

2. What drink does Don Jaime give Dona Adela to calm her down?
(a) Brandy.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Water.
(d) Sherry.

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

4. Why does Don Jaime refuse to train Adela?
(a) She is too beautiful.
(b) She does not have enough money.
(c) He would be laughed at.
(d) He has never taught a woman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Romero get by without a job?

2. What is Dona Adela playing on her piano as Don Jaime leaves?

3. What does Luis is the only reason he is a nobleman?

4. What was strange about the doll?

5. What does Carceles use to support his views?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the Cafe Progresso members think about the prospect of civil war?

3. What happens when Adela starts seeing Don Luis?

4. What is Don Jaime's opinion of Manlito?

5. How did Don Jaime become a fencing master?

6. How does Don Jaime react to the Civil Guard fighting the demonstrators in this section?

7. Why does Don Luis say he admires Don Jaime?

8. What does Don Jaime closing the shutters on the demonstrators say about how he likes to live his life?

9. How does Don Jaime react to Romero's depression over his unrequited love for the married woman?

10. What does Don Jaime about his loneliness?

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