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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. How does the King feel about Juan?

2. What is the name of the King's favorite dog?

3. What does the King not require while he is in the studio with Don Diego?

4. How does the new slave in Juan's house feel about being a slave?

5. What does Juan do while Diego teaches apprentices?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Lolis feel about being a slave?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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?

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