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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. Why does Don Luis say he chose Don Jaime to hide the file?

2. How does Don Jaime change the mood when Don Adela gets too close?

3. What does Don Luis say he feels like everywhere he goes?

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

5. What drink does Don Jaime give Dona Adela to calm her down?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Don Jaime become a fencing master?

2. Describe Luis de Ayala.

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

4. How does Adela Otero convince her to fence?

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

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

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

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

9. Why is Don Jaime struggling with what he calls the Holy Grail?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

In what way could Don Jaime be called naive? How has Don Jaime's naivety effected his decisions in the story? Do the students think his naivety to blame for the deaths of his friends? What do the students think Don Jaime has learned from the events in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1860s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

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