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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 happened to Mistress while Juan and Don Diego were in Italy?

2. Who is the first person Juan tries to get excited about Don Diego's talents?

3. What does Juan do secretly while in Spain?

4. What special talent does the slave have that Mistress bought while Don Diego was in Italy?

5. Why does Juan say he no longer takes Communion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Francisco Lezcano say to Juan about their similarities?

2. What task does the King give Don Diego to distract him from the grief of his wife and daughter's deaths?

3. What happens just after Juan and Don Diego get to Italy for the second time?

4. What does Paquita's mother do when she finds out about her daughter's relationship?

5. What does the King ask Juan to do before he leaves to Seville with Lolis?

6. How does Lolis feel about being a slave?

7. What does Don Diego do to save Juan when his painting is discovered by the King?

8. What does Bartolomy say about the law against slaves painting?

9. How does Juan get the Itallian nobles to recognize Don Diego's talent?

10. What does the King do after Juan helps his favorite dog, and how does Juan feel about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and describe their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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