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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. What does Don Luis want Don Jaime to do for him?

3. Why does Don Jaime refuse to train Adela?

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

5. What style has Dona Adela been taught in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Adela starts seeing Don Luis?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Don Jaime about his loneliness?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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