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

2. What does Don Diego give Juan to hide his possessions while he is in Northern Spain?

3. Who cares for Don Diego while he has his fever?

4. Why does Francisco Lezcano think he is a slave?

5. Who does Don Diego have to ask about Lolis becoming Juan's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What strange ability does Lolis have?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did Juan do to help the King's favorite dog?

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

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

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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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