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1.In Tales of the Alhambra, what is the Alhambra?

A Spanish castle.

B gothic church.

C Moorish fortress.

D famous hotel.

2. The author of Tales at the Alhambra is a famous 19th century

American named _____.

a. Mark Twain

b. Edgar Allan Poe

c. Washington Irving

d. Ralph Waldo Emerson

3. In Tales of the Alhambra, Washington Irving notes that many Spanish

carry weapons because they fear _____.

a. the government

b. invaders

c. wild animals
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d. outlaws

4. In The Moor’s Legacy: What did Peregil and his wife take to the River

Genil?

5. What was inside the box the moor gave Peregil before dying?

6. What was the message on the parchment?

7. Where did he go in the evening and who went with Peregil?

8. What did Peregil give to his wife after coming back home?

9. What happened when the mayor and his servants went down the

steps in the tower?

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10. In which step did the moor blew out the candle?

11. What places both, the muslim and Pergil went to live?

12. The Enchanted Soldier:What did Don Vincent find on the ground?

13.Why was Don Vincent afraid to follow the soldier?

14.What was the soldier’s problem?

15. Why did Father Thomas want to free the soldier?

16. What was Father Thomas’s problem?

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17. Why were Don Vincent, Father Thomas and Emmeline sad at the

end?

18. Where did the astrologer come from?

19. Where did the astrologer wanted to live?

20. How many windows did the enormous tower the astrologer built?

21.What did the horseman on top of the tower do?

22. What did the king do with the chessboard ?

23.Why people from Granada didn´t like the Guadix princess?

24.What is the Magic garden of Irem?