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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 the stranger on the street want from Daniel?

2. How did Julián end up at San Gabriel's School?

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

4. What was the relationship between Jacinta and the Aldayas?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Daniel bring Fermín to meet his father?

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

6. Describe the Santa Lucia Hospice.

7. How does Daniel feel about his choice of The Shadow of the Wind?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Daniel and Fermín first meet, they are extremely different from each other. After Daniel brings Fermín to work at the bookshop, the two become fast friends. Compare and contrast Daniel and Fermín. For example, how are their priorities different? How are their backgrounds different? How do they each approach 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

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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