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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 does a woman tell Don Jaime has landed in Spain?

2. What religious act does Don Jaime compare fencing to?

3. Who does Romero say also shares Don Jaime's views about the Catholic Church?

4. Why does Don Jaime think he is so good at fencing?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is masculine about Adela Otero?

2. What does Don Jaime think about Adela's constant questioning?

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

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

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

6. What happens when Adela starts seeing Don Luis?

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

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

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

10. Describe Luis de Ayala.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What difference does it make to the ideas that the author is trying to convey that he sets the story in the 1860s rather than contemporary society? What do you think his reason was for doing this? Could he convey the same point just as effectively within a contemporary setting?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Don Jaime consider fencing an art? What would he think about the position of fencing in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

What were the role of women in 1860s Spain? In what way is the feminism discourse relate to contemporary issues?

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