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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. Who should a fencing bout be between?

2. Where does Don Jaime go for breakfast?

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

4. What does Don Jaime say he would never take pride in?

5. Which of the following are one of the few things that Don Jaime can determine about Dona Adela's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Don Luis offend Don Jaime in this section?

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

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

4. What is masculine about Adela Otero?

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

6. How does Adela Otero convince her to fence?

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

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

9. Describe Don Jaime's dream in this section.

10. What is Don Jaime's argument against Romero's statement that the Catholic Church isn't violent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Don Jaime's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Don Jaime hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Don Jaime ideas about life?

3. How has Don Jaime's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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