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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 object does Daniel desire in Days of Ashes Chapter 5?

2. What does Daniel say he remembers about his mother?

3. Who is the author of the book Daniel takes from the shelf?

4. With whom does Fermín become enamored?

5. How did Tomás and Daniel meet, according to Daniel's story?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bea know about the Aldaya home?

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

3. Describe Gustavo Barcelo.

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

5. Why does Daniel wake up screaming at the beginning of the book?

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

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

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

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

10. How did Tomás and Daniel meet and become friends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Daniel has very different and sometime complicated relationships with women. Describe Daniel's relationships with Clara, Nuria and Bea. How do those relationships affect Daniel's life? How are his dealings with each woman different? How are they similar?

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