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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. How does Bea know the story of "The Angel of Mist"?

2. Where does Daniel's father work?

3. Why does Fermín's love interest visit the bookshop?

4. What does Daniel promise the old man who tells him where the person he's looking for is?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Father Fernando think is destroying Julián's books?

2. Why does Nuria think someone wants to destroy Julián's books?

3. What does Daniel learn about Julián and the Fortuny family when he goes to the Fortuny hat shop in City of Shadows Chapter 15?

4. What happens when Daniel delivers a book to Professor Velázquez?

5. Describe Nuria Monfort.

6. What does the neighboring caretaker tell Daniel about the Aldayas' house in City of Shadows Chapter 17?

7. What does Fermín discover about the post office box that was getting mail for Julián's mother?

8. What does Jacinta tell Daniel and Fermín about Penélope and Julián?

9. What does Daniel show Bea on their first date in City of Shadows Chapter 21?

10. Describe Gustavo Barcelo.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many portions of the story pit good against evil. How do these confrontations play out? How does the author represent both good and evil in the story through characters and symbols? Which do you think triumphs in the end - good or evil?

Essay Topic 2

Shadows are an important symbol in the novel. What do the shadows in the book represent? How do shadows and the things they represent play a role in the story?

Essay Topic 3

At Nuria's funeral, Palacios pulls Daniel aside and tells Daniel that Nuria's last words were, "There are worse prisons than words" and to let " Penélope go." Palacious thinks the words are intended for Daniel. Who are the words really intended for? Explore what Nuria means by this statement. How is it relevant that these are her final words?

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