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

2. Who does Don Jaime receive a note from at he beginning of this section?

3. How does Don Jaime react to Romero's declaration that he is love with a married woman?

4. Why did Don Jaime fight the second duel?

5. Who are the Civil Guard fighting outside?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Don Jaime think martial war has been declared?

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

5. Describe the room in which Don Jaime waits for Adela Otero.

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

7. What is the only thing that Don Jaime knows about Dona Adela's private life?

8. What favor does Don Jaime agree to do for Don Luis in this section?

9. What is Don Jaime's opinion on politics?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the following terms;

1. Compound attack.

2. The short lunge.

3. Glissade.

4. Appel.

How does the author use the fencing terms as part of the narrative structure?

Essay Topic 2

How does Don Jaime's obsession with fencing shield him from every day life? In what ways is this obsession both a strength and weakness?

Essay Topic 3

How did Don Jaime become a fencing master? What has fencing taught Don Jaime about life?

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