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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 is the name of Juan's mother?

2. What does Gil Medina make?

3. What is Dosa Trini's occupation?

4. What disrupts Diego's work at the palace?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brother Isidro do for Juan while he is sick with the plague?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Honor was something that many of the main characters were striving for in this book. Who was most affected by this pursuit, and how did it change the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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

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