THE ARABIAN ASTROLOGER

THE ARABIAN ASTROLOGER

Chapter 1

1-Which two characters are presented in this chapter?

2- What was the old Arabian astrologer like?

3- What did the king ask him to be?

4- Where did the Astrologer want to live?

Chapter 2

1-      What did Ibrahim build for the King?

2-      What was it like?

3-      What was there under each window?

4-      What did he put on top of the tower? 

5-      Why was that figure magical?

6-      After knowing the direction of his enemies, did he need his soldiers to fight?

7-      What did the astrologer ask the king as a reward?

8-      How did the astrologer decorate the cave?

Chapter 3

1-      Which other thing did the astrologer ask the king?

2-      King Aben fought ferocious battles in his tower with the chess pieces. One day the magic horseman turned towards a place called Guadix, but what was strange about it?

3-      What was the lady like?

4-      What did the astrologer tell the king about this woman?

5-      Did the king pay attention to him?

6-      Why did the astrologer leave the palace angrily?

THE ENCHANTED SOLDIER

Chapter 1

1.       What did students use to do to pay for their studies?

2.       Why did people call poor students “sopistas”?

3.       What was Don Vincent like?

4.       What did Don Vincent find on the ground?

5.       What did he used to do in the summer holidays?

6.       Did he like Granada?

7.       Who were at the Avellano Fountain?

8.       What was the young maiden like? 

9.       What did he do to call her attention?

Chapter 2

1.       Who were the pair that Don Vincent saw at the Avellano Fountain?

2.       Where did they live? 

3.       What did Don Vincent do to see her again?

4.       What did people use to do on the eve of St John? .

5.       What did Don Vincent see in the bridge?

6.       What was strange about that man?

Chapter 3

1.       Who was the soldier?

2.       Where did they go together?

3.       What happened when the soldier hit the ground three times?

4.       How long did he live in that room?

5.       How often does the soldier become a free man?

6.       What was his mission in the vault?

7.       Why did the Muslim trick the soldier?

8.       What did the spell the Muslim put on him consist of?

9.       When did that happen?

10.   Why can Don Vincent see the soldier?

Chapter 4

1.       What was there in the dark area of the room?

2.       What did the soldier promise to Don Vincent?

3.       How could Don Vincent break the spell?

Chapter 5

1.       Why did Father Thomas want to help the enchanted soldier?

2.       Why did Emmeline want to help the soldier?

3.       Why was so difficult for the priest to break the spell?

4.       How did Don Vincent open the vault under the tower?

5.       How did Emmeline open the lock of the chest?

Chapter 6

1.       Why couldn´t they take the jewels with them?

2.       Why couldn´t they go back inside the tower?

3.       Was the soldier free from the spell?

4.       What happened to Don Vincent and Emmeline?

THE MOOR´S LEGACY

Chapter 1

1-What was Peregil´s job? 

2-What did he buy to make his work easier?

3-Who did his donkey carry down to the town?

4-Why did his wife get furious?

5-What did the Muslim give Peregil before dying?

6-Where did Peregil and his wife hide the body?

7-What was Peregil´s wife like?

Chapter 2

1-Who told the Mayor about the dead body in Peregil´s house?

2-Peregil and his wife were brought to court, were they found “guilty” or “innocent”?

3-Why did the Mayor take Peregil´s donkey?

4-What was there inside the box?

5-What  was the Arabic writing on the parchment?

6-Where did Peregil and the Muslim shop owner decide to go?

7-Why did they want to go there? 

The Moor´s Legacy ch 3, 4

Chapter 3

1. What was the name of the Alhambra Tower where they found the treasure?
2. The treasure was in an underground room. How did they get there?
3. What did the Muslim warn Peregil?
4. Did he follow the advice?
5. How did the Mayor know about the jewels?

Chapter 4

1. What was the Muslim´s plan to please the Mayor?
2. Who went there?
3. Who went down first?
4. What did the Muslim when the three avaricious men descended?
5. Where did the Muslim and Peregil go after dividing the treasure?
6. How did Peregil´s wife change?