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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Daniel desire in Days of Ashes Chapter 5?
(a) Vichy Catalan water springs.
(b) A Montblanc Meinsterstück pen.
(c) A Volkswagen.
(d) A bookshop of his own.

2. How old is Daniel when he first visits the Cemetery of Forgotten Books?
(a) Nine.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

3. How does Daniel feel about Clara when he first meets her?
(a) She makes him talkative.
(b) He dislikes her.
(c) She makes him blush.
(d) He is scared of her.

4. What does the stranger on the street want from Daniel?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) Daniel's copy of The Shadow of the Wind.
(c) Money.
(d) Daniel's birthday present.

5. What happened to most of Julián's books, according to Nuria?
(a) They were burned.
(b) They were stolen.
(c) They were put in storage.
(d) They were thrown away.

6. What does Daniel promise the old man who tells him where the person he's looking for is?
(a) To get him a woman.
(b) To give him a candy.
(c) To get him out of the Tenebrarium.
(d) To deliver a letter to his family.

7. Who is Gustavo Barcelo?
(a) Daniel's uncle.
(b) A colleague of Daniel's father.
(c) A publisher.
(d) An author.

8. Who did Nuria say wanted to find Julián in Paris?
(a) Julián's father.
(b) Laín Coubert.
(c) Penélope.
(d) Miquel Moliner.

9. Who is Tomás Aguilar?
(a) Daniel's father.
(b) Daniel's cousin.
(c) Daniel's brother.
(d) Daniel's friend.

10. How does Nuria say she knows Julián the first time Daniel speaks with her?
(a) She was his secretary.
(b) She was his housekeeper.
(c) She worked for his family.
(d) She worked for his publishing company.

11. Which character says, "Television...is the Antichrist"?
(a) Daniel's father.
(b) Fermín.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Tomás.

12. What must a first-time visitor to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books do?
(a) Get lost.
(b) Spend the night.
(c) Choose a book.
(d) Leave a book.

13. Who wants to be "Someone whom a child will not only love because he's his father but will also admire for the person he is"?
(a) Daniel's father.
(b) Fermín.
(c) Julián.
(d) Daniel.

14. Where does Daniel tell Gustavo he found the book?
(a) In the trash.
(b) In a bookstore.
(c) In a library.
(d) Daniel does not tell him.

15. How many copies of The Shadow of the Wind are there?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Two.
(c) Thousands.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was Federico, the watchmaker, arrested?

3. Where do Fermín and Daniel plan to go to find more information about Julián?

4. Which character says, "To truly hate is an art one learns with time"?

5. Who does Daniel's father hire as an assistant in the shop?

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