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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. What does Brother Isidro do the last time Juan sees him?

2. What is Juan given after his mother dies?

3. Who does Juan eat his meals with at Diego's house?

4. How long is Diego at the palace before he sees the King?

5. How does Juan get most of his food while on his journey to Madrid?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Diego refuse to teach Juan to paint?

2. How does Juan describe Italy?

3. Why can the blond man not enter Madrid with Juan?

4. What does Brother Isidro do when Juan starts to cry after the inventory?

5. What sad news do Juan and Diego receive when they return home?

6. What does Don Diego teach Juan about a blue brocade?

7. What does the master in Madrid say to Juan when he wakes up?

8. What did Don Diego say Art was meant to be?

9. How does Juan describe his first sight of Miri?

10. What does Mistress say when she sees that Juan is in love?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances influence that character's involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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