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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Waters of March - 1956.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Julián's mother do for a living?
(a) Translated documents.
(b) Teach music lessons.
(c) Wrote novels.
(d) Cleaned houses.

2. How did Julián end up at San Gabriel's School?
(a) The school asked him to come.
(b) Through the Aldayas.
(c) He applied on his own.
(d) His father saved the money.

3. What does Daniel say he remembers about his mother?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her smell.
(c) Her smile.
(d) Nothing.

4. Who pays for the publishing of Julián's books?
(a) Nuria Monfort.
(b) Fermín.
(c) Fumero.
(d) Miquel Moliner.

5. What does the stranger on the street want from Daniel?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) Daniel's copy of The Shadow of the Wind.
(c) Daniel's birthday present.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Nuria's first story about Julián, what did Julián have in his possession when he died?

2. What do Bea and Daniel do at the beginning of "The Waters of March"?

3. Where does Daniel tell Gustavo he found the book?

4. Who is compared to a praying mantis?

5. Where does Daniel go to meet Bea for the third time?

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