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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. What does Daniel steal from Doña Aurora?
2. What does Nuria Monfort do for a living?
3. Who says, "I believe that nothing happens by chance. Deep down, things have their secret plan, even though we don't understand it."
4. Who does Daniel's father hire as an assistant in the shop?
5. What happened to Clara's father?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the Santa Lucia Hospice.
2. What does the letter Daniel took from Julián's old apartment say?
3. Describe Nuria Monfort.
4. Describe Gustavo Barcelo.
5. Describe The Cemetery of Forgotten Books.
6. Why does Daniel bring Fermín to meet his father?
7. How did Tomás and Daniel meet and become friends?
8. How does Bea know about the Aldaya home?
9. Who does Father Fernando think is destroying Julián's books?
10. What does the neighboring caretaker tell Daniel about the Aldayas' house in City of Shadows Chapter 17?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
After he discovers Penélope is dead, Julián takes on the role of Laín Coubert, the devil, from his books and sets out to find and destroy every copy of all of his own books. What is his goal in doing this? What is he trying to do? How does he believe destroying his books will affect his story?
Essay Topic 3
The Angel of Mist plays an important role in the story to the extent that it could almost be considered a "character." What role does The Angel of Mist play in both Daniel's and Julián's portions of the story? Why is the place so important that it could be considered a "character" in the book?
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