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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. Where do Daniel and his father live?

2. Who does Daniel see standing outside his window?

3. What type of shop did Julián's father own?

4. What kind of relationship did Penélope and Julián have?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Father Fernando tell Daniel and Fermín about Julián in City of Shadows Chapter 24?

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

4. How was Clara Barcelo introduced to the works of Julián Carax?

5. What does Clara tell Daniel about Julián Carax's books in Days of Ashes Chapter 4?

6. Why is Bea waiting outside the bookshop for Daniel in City of Shadows Chapter 26?

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

8. How does Daniel feel about Clara upon first meeting her in Days of Ashes Chapter 2?

9. Describe Nuria Monfort.

10. What happens on Daniel's 16th birthday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Daniel says that a regular customer in his father's bookshop once said, "...few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds its way into the heart. Those first images, the echo of words we think we have left behind, accompany us throughout our lives and sculpt a palace in our memory..." What does the customer mean by this statement? How does The Shadow of the Wind become that book for Daniel? How does his reading of the book impact his life?

Essay Topic 2

The Shadow of the Wind is a coming-of-age story for Daniel. Describe how Daniel changes throughout the story - from when the reader is first introduced to him at age 10, to Daniel's 16th birthday, to his marriage and fatherhood at the end of the novel. Use specific references and quotes from the story in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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