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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. Who does Daniel discover in his bed when he returns home?

2. Why do Bea's classmates tell Daniel she was not in school?

3. What does Daniel learn about Clara when he calls the Gustavos?

4. Who performs the ceremony?

5. Who dies in the café?

Short Essay Questions

1. What became of the old Aldaya home?

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

3. What does Daniel learn about Fermín in City of Shadows Chapter 36?

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

5. What is in the letter Daniel receives at the bookshop?

6. Why is someone burning Julián's books?

7. How do the Barcelos convince Father Fernando to marry Bea and Daniel?

8. What was Fumero's plan for Jorge?

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

10. How does Nuria meet Julián?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Shadow of the Wind uses the narration of Daniel, Nuria and Julián to tell the entire story. How do these multiple viewpoints and narrations aid in the story's development? Explore each character's contribution to the story using specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Many portions of the story pit good against evil. How do these confrontations play out? How does the author represent both good and evil in the story through characters and symbols? Which do you think triumphs in the end - good or evil?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Daniel's relationship with his father. How is Daniel's relationship with his father different from that of Julián with Fortuny and Tomás and his father? How does Daniel's relationship with his father impact and influence the story?

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