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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 does Bea want Daniel to meet her?

2. What do Daniel and his acquaintance promise at the end of True to Character Chapter 14?

3. According to Daniel's father, what does every book in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books have?

4. Who does Daniel see standing outside his window?

5. Who does Fermín discover received the mail from the post office box?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What surprises Daniel when he inquires about Julián Carax and his works?

4. Why does Daniel's father take him to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books?

5. What effect does the visitor to the bookshop have in True to Character Chapter 13?

6. What does the letter Daniel took from Julián's old apartment say?

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

8. Describe Gustavo Barcelo.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

In Chapter 5, Daniel says, "Childhood devotions make unfaithful and fickle lovers..." What does he mean by this? What are Daniel's childhood devotions that looking back he sees fit into this statement? What are your childhood devotions that might fit with this statement? Describe how both Daniel's and your childhood devotions make this statement true or false.

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