View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Juan forced to do while the house is inventoried?

2. What does Don Dimas ask of Juan?

3. What is the slave girl's worst fear?

4. How does Juan describe Italy?

5. Where did Juan live before his journey to Madrid?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mistress allow Juan to do when she sees how disappointed he is about not being taught to paint?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Don Medina say he makes his crucifixes so realistic?

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

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

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

10. How does Brother Isidro say he sees Juan?

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

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?

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 700 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample