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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who, other than Alatriste, examines the church's exterior wall?
(a) De la Cruz'z youngest son.
(b) De la Cruz's eldest son.
(c) Inigo.
(d) De Olivares.

3. Who found the chief constable his current position in the police force?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His step-father.
(d) His father-in-law.

4. What is Alatriste looking for as he examines the exterior of the convent?
(a) Signs of a scuffle.
(b) Wearing of the stones.
(c) Points of entry.
(d) Evidence linking Coroado to the murder.

5. What animal does the author compare to the pace the chief constable sets about his task?
(a) A sheep.
(b) An ox.
(c) A tortoise.
(d) A bull.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what form are bull fights often celebrated?

2. Where do Alatriste, Inigo and don Quevedo go to mass in this section?

3. How had the woman found in the sedan chair been killed?

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

5. What is the constable more interested in than the murder?

(see the answer key)

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