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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Fermín discover received the mail from the post office box?
(a) Fumero.
(b) Tomás Aguilar.
(c) Jose Maria Requejo.
(d) Nuria Monfort.

2. What was the relationship between Jacinta and the Aldayas?
(a) She was the governess.
(b) She was the housekeeper.
(c) She was the cook.
(d) She was the gardener.

3. Who wants to be "Someone whom a child will not only love because he's his father but will also admire for the person he is"?
(a) Daniel's father.
(b) Fermín.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Julián.

4. Who said, "Never before had I felt trapped, seduced, and caught up in a story..."?
(a) Clara's mother.
(b) Clara.
(c) Gustavo.
(d) Daniel.

5. What candy does Fermín always have on hand?
(a) A Hershey's Kiss.
(b) A piece of gum.
(c) A lemon Sugus.
(d) A cherry lozenge.

6. What does Daniel give Clara?
(a) His copy of The Shadow of the Wind.
(b) A new copy of The Red House.
(c) A Montblanc Meinsterstück pen.
(d) A kiss.

7. 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.

8. Why was Federico, the watchmaker, arrested?
(a) For fighting with Fermín.
(b) For stealing money.
(c) For dressing as a diva and performing.
(d) For selling poorly made watches.

9. What does Gustavo offer Daniel at their first meeting?
(a) To read Daniel's book.
(b) To trade Daniel's book.
(c) To sell Daniel's book for him.
(d) To buy Daniel's book.

10. Who is Tomás Aguilar?
(a) Daniel's friend.
(b) Daniel's brother.
(c) Daniel's father.
(d) Daniel's cousin.

11. Where does Daniel tell Gustavo he found the book?
(a) In a bookstore.
(b) In a library.
(c) In the trash.
(d) Daniel does not tell him.

12. According to Fermín, how did Julián know Jorge Aldaya?
(a) Childhood friends.
(b) Brothers.
(c) Enemies.
(d) Cousins.

13. Who does Daniel tell Tomás that Bea was with the previous night?
(a) No one.
(b) Himself.
(c) Her fiancé.
(d) Her best friend.

14. What does Daniel promise the old man who tells him where the person he's looking for is?
(a) To get him a woman.
(b) To deliver a letter to his family.
(c) To give him a candy.
(d) To get him out of the Tenebrarium.

15. Who does Daniel discover with Clara?
(a) Adrian Neri.
(b) Tomás Aguilar.
(c) Julián Carax.
(d) Miquel Moliner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Aldayas' house called?

2. What object does Daniel desire in Days of Ashes Chapter 5?

3. Who did Nuria say wanted to find Julián in Paris?

4. What do Bea and Daniel do at the end of their first date?

5. How old is Daniel when he first visits the Cemetery of Forgotten Books?

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