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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 Leocadia tell Father Duaso her husband has done?

2. Who else heard the noise that frightens King Ferdinand?

3. Why does King Ferdinand dislike Masons?

4. What artifact does Goya keep that is the same as King Ferdinand's?

5. What imaginary creatures does Goya paint and believe to be real?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Goya hesitate to open Martin Zapater's letter?

2. What do the unnamed women's voices represent in Goya's mind?

3. Goya's nightmare is interrupted by knocking. Who has come, and who does Goya hope has come, to the door?

4. How has Goya offended Calomarde?

5. What does Leocadia believe is the strongest proof of Goya's madness?

6. Why does Leocadia take Goya's dementia personally?

7. How are King Ferdinand and Goya alike?

8. Why does Goya call the horrifying scene of the Royal Volunteers attacking his home a "comedy?"

9. Why does Dr. Arrieta hesitate to frighten Goya?

10. What choice does Mariquita's voice offer to Goya in Part 2, Scene 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At different points in the play, several characters say, "Is that the way you repay me?" Who says this, to whom, and in what situations? What does this tell you about the way the speaker views himself or herself? Their relationship to other characters? In your essay, analyze this question.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay detailing the impact of this play on you as a reader. What did you learn that you hadn't known before? What ideas were you led to consider that may not have occurred to you before? Was reading the play a pleasant experience? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Goya's last speech in the play is to look at Leocadia and say, "I'll never know." Do you think you know Leocadia's true position and character? Using evidence from the play, support your thesis about the kind of woman Leocadia actually was.

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