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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. Where are Juan and Lolis married?

2. What does the King ask Don Diego to design for his sister's wedding?

3. Where does Don Diego send most of his apprentices when they are done?

4. What does Juan do secretly while in Spain?

5. What is Don Diego doing when Juan returns from his efforts to heal the returned wound?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lolis feel about being a slave?

2. What does the King do while he sits for his portraits?

3. What impresses Don Diego about Bartolomy's art?

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

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

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

7. What strange ability does Lolis have?

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

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

10. What is Juan worried will be found while he is in Northern Spain with Don Diego, and what is done about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different life-styles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Elizabeth Trevino have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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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