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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. Who is most upset about Juan leaving for Italy?

2. How long does it take for Juan to recover from Carmelo's beating?

3. Who shows Juan how to do the hardest task he is assigned for Don Diego?

4. What does the Carmelo do on evening nights to amuse himself?

5. In what country was the dainty slave girl raised

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Carmelo do when he finds Juan in Madrid?

3. What does Master say when Juan asks him to teach him to paint?

4. What does Juan demand in return for his service to Don Dimas?

5. What is Juan told after waiting for the magistrate for hours?

6. What does Juan find in the house when he wakes up after being sick with the plague?

7. How does Juan describe the King?

8. What does Diego say is the difference between the light in Spain and Italy?

9. What does Don Diego to do study while in Italy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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