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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 Dona Adela say she owes Don Jaime?

2. How does Don Jaime hurt the second man?

3. What did the new man in the woman's life ask for in return for helping her?

4. Who is the first person to arrive after the attackers flee?

5. When don't fencing rules apply?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Campilo's opinion of Don Jaime and the way he has acted?

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

3. Why did Dona Adela kill Don Luis?

4. Why does Don Jaime think Dona Adela could be the murderer?

5. What does Don Jaime see at the morgue?

6. What does Dona Adela say has been Don Jaime's problem throughout?

7. Summarize this section?

8. Summarize this section.

9. What information does Campillo say he has about Dona Adela's death?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

How did Don Jaime become a fencing master? What has fencing taught Don Jaime about life?

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