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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 Juan vow to do for Bartolomy?

2. What does Francisco Lezcano compare himself to while talking to Juan?

3. What does Juan say he will always call Don Diego after the problem of the painting is solved?

4. How does the King feel about Juan?

5. Who does Diego paint a picture of to practice for the big portrait he was sent to Italy for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What honor does the King give Don Diego after he dies?

2. What does Diego say during one of the King's sittings that pleases the King?

3. How does Lolis feel about being a slave?

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

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

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

7. What does Murillo do after his time at Don Diego' house?

8. What worries Juan about the portrait of the Pope?

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

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

Honor was something that many of the main characters were striving for in this book. Who was most affected by this pursuit, and how did it change the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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