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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the narrator try to give a good kick, but with little success?
(a) A dog.
(b) A cat.
(c) A child.
(d) A pigeon.

2. Who does Saldana say has powerful backers?
(a) Quevedo.
(b) Inigo.
(c) Malatesa.
(d) Oliveres.

3. What do the young men find frightening about Alatriste's face?
(a) Its scars.
(b) Its sardonic smile.
(c) Its dour expression.
(d) Its pimples.

4. Why does Inigo kill the rat in his cell?
(a) To stop it spreading diseases.
(b) To stop it from biting him.
(c) It made too much noise.
(d) It was mocking him.

5. Whom do the Domincans ask Inigo about?
(a) Vicente.
(b) Elvira.
(c) Salgando.
(d) Alatriste.

Short Answer Questions

1. Complete the following line "Why should Greek be a tongue you..."?

2. What does Alatriste knock over in Alquezar's bedroom?

3. What ethnicity does Quevedo think flows through Gongora's blood?

4. What did the strangled woman serve as in the convent?

5. For what two worlds does the author say Madris is the capital?

(see the answer key)

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