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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. How does Nuria say she knows Julián the first time Daniel speaks with her?

2. Who does Fermín discover received the mail from the post office box?

3. What is unusual about Clara?

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

5. What happened to Clara's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Nuria Monfort.

2. Who does Father Fernando think is destroying Julián's books?

3. What happens when Daniel delivers a book to Professor Velázquez?

4. What does the neighboring caretaker tell Daniel about the Aldayas' house in City of Shadows Chapter 17?

5. How does Bea know about the Aldaya home?

6. What effect does the visitor to the bookshop have in True to Character Chapter 13?

7. Describe The Cemetery of Forgotten Books.

8. What happens when Daniel and Fermín leave the hospice?

9. What does Jacinta tell Daniel and Fermín about Penélope and Julián?

10. How was Clara Barcelo introduced to the works of Julián Carax?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The title of Carlos Ruiz Zafon's book, The Shadow of the Wind, is the same as the title of Julián Carax's book that is the center of the storyline. What is the relevance of the books having the same title? Do you think it is appropriate that the two stories share a title? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Shadows are an important symbol in the novel. What do the shadows in the book represent? How do shadows and the things they represent play a role in the story?

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