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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 rank did Don Jaime reach in the army?

2. How does Jaime anger Adela during the first bout?

3. Where city did Don Jaime settle in after leaving the army?

4. How does Don Jaime tell his students they must hold the grip on their foil?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is masculine about Adela Otero?

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

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

5. Describe Luis de Ayala.

6. How did Don Jaime become a fencing master?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

How has Don Jaime's past effected the person we meet in the book? In what way could it be said that his past is responsible for some of his negative actions in the story? How does what happen in the story help Don Jaime to face up to his past?

Essay Topic 3

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

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