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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 does Dom Jaime use to light his way through Carceles' house?

2. What does Adela say that Carceles was trying to do with the file?

3. What did Dona Adela say she did after killing Don Luis?

4. What does Campillo tell Don Jaime he has behaved like?

5. Where does Don Jaime find the missing letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Dona Adela kill Don Luis?

2. What dangers does Don Jaime find in Carceles' residence?

3. What stops Don Jaime from feeling afraid?

4. What does Dona Adela tell Don Jaime about her ex-lover?

5. What do the police say they already know about Don Luis's murder?

6. Why does Dona Adela say Don Jaime didn't understand the file?

7. How do Don Jaime's feelings about Dona Adela change when he sees her dead body?

8. What happens at three in the morning in this section?

9. How does Don Jaime prepare for the arrival of his attackers?

10. Why does Don Jaime to ask Carceles to read the file?

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

Why does Dona Adela kill Don Luis? What has happened in her life for her to become such a cold person? How does the author slowly unfold her as this cold, vindictive character? what meaning does her character bring to the story?

Essay Topic 3

What does the story express about Spanish society during the 1860s? How does the author use the setting to also express contemporary concerns?

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