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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. Which of the following is NOT one of Juan's duties to help Diego?

2. What color robes do the Franciscan brothers wear?

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

4. What is Peter Paul Reubens' occupation?

5. Who supplies tortured models for Gil Medina's work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Brother Isidro say he sees Juan?

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

4. How does Juan describe Italy?

5. What happens when Juan brings a message to Reubens' house from Don Diego?

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

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

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

9. What does Juan do when his mistress falls sick with the plague?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Belonging and security were two themes present in this book. Where did these themes appear, and which characters were most motivated by them?

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