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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 Daniel take his son at the conclusion of the book?

2. Who does Jorge go to see when he returns to Barcelona?

3. Where does Daniel find Bea?

4. What kind of relationship does Miquel's story reveal about Julián and Penélope?

5. Where does Daniel go after dinner in City of Shadows Chapter 35

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Daniel decide to call Bea's house in City of Shadows Chapter 35?

2. Why do people think Julián is the one who died in the restaurant in Nuria Monfort: Remembrance of the Lost Chapter 8?

3. What does Isaac give Daniel after Nuria's funeral in City of Shadows Chapter 44?

4. Why does Daniel go to see Nuria Monfort in City of Shadows Chapter 37 and 38?

5. What did the newspapers publish about Fumero's death?

6. Why does Tomás beat up Daniel in The Shadow of the Wind Chapter 1?

7. Why does Palacios ask Daniel to get into his car after Nuria's funeral?

8. How does Daniel know Julián was in his room at the hospital?

9. What does Daniel learn about Julián's parents in Nuria Monfort: Remembrance of the Lost Chapter 3?

10. What does Julián discover in The Angel of Mist in Nuria Monfort: Remembrance of the Lost Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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