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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 does Diego say the King was sent to earth to do?

2. How does Don Diego save Juan from imprisonment?

3. What does Murillo like to paint when he returns to Seville?

4. Who did the King want Diego to paint a portrait of on his second trip in Italy?

5. How does Juan describe Don Diego's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when Lolis is asked to be Juan's wife?

5. What happens while Juan and Don Diego are sailing for Italy the second time?

6. What has Juan just painted when he talks to Bartolomy, and what does Bartolomy say about this?

7. What does Don Diego tell Juan not to call him after he is freed, and what is Juan's response?

8. How does Lolis feel about being a slave?

9. What does Diego do when he finds one of the notes between Del Mazo and Paquita?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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