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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bea want Daniel to meet her?
(a) Julián's house.
(b) The Aldayas' house.
(c) Her school.
(d) The bookstore.

2. Which character says, "To truly hate is an art one learns with time"?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Daniel's father.
(c) Fermín.
(d) Clara.

3. According to Daniel's father, what does every book in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books have?
(a) A body.
(b) A mind.
(c) A soul.
(d) A shadow.

4. Who takes Daniel to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) Tomás.
(d) Isaac.

5. What do Bea and Daniel do at the end of their first date?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Kiss.
(c) Sail.
(d) Argue.

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

7. On his first visit to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, what book does Daniel take from the shelf?
(a) The Shadow of Spain.
(b) Shadows and Light.
(c) The Winds of Barcelona.
(d) The Shadow of the Wind.

8. Why did no one want to buy "The Angel of Mist"?
(a) It was cursed.
(b) It was too expensive.
(c) It was haunted.
(d) It was not large enough.

9. How do Fermín and Daniel get into the nun's institution?
(a) By pretending to be from the undertaker.
(b) By pretending to be priests.
(c) By pretending to have a delivery.
(d) By pretending to know someone inside.

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

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

12. For whom was "The Angel of Mist" originally built?
(a) Ricardo Aldaya.
(b) Daniel Sempere.
(c) Julián Carax.
(d) Salvador Jausa.

13. Who is Gustavo Barcelo?
(a) A publisher.
(b) A colleague of Daniel's father.
(c) An author.
(d) Daniel's uncle.

14. What does Daniel tell his father about Fermín in City of Shadows Chapter 19?
(a) That he does not like Fermín.
(b) That Fumero came to the shop looking for him.
(c) That Fermín is seeing Bernarda.
(d) That Fermín is stealing from them.

15. What Julián Carax book does Monsieur Roquefort give Clara?
(a) The Shadow of the Wind.
(b) The Cathedral Thief.
(c) Le Monde.
(d) The Red House.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character says, "Television...is the Antichrist"?

2. What does Fermín say is "usually just around the corner"?

3. What does a mysterious person leave on the bookshop counter?

4. What is the Cemetery of Forgotten Books structured as?

5. Who tells Daniel and Fermín about Julián at the place where they go in City of Shadows Chapter 24?

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