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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Goya learn from Leocadia about the postman?

2. What rumor is circulating about Father Duaso?

3. How has Leocadia changed since the servants left?

4. in Part 2, Scene 3, how long has it been since Goya wrote to Martin Zapater?

5. What incident at Goya's home does Father Duaso report to King Ferdinand?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Transformation is an important theme. Does anyone in this play change during the course of the action on stage? If so, who changes, and how?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Buero-Vallejo's "immersion technique" for someone who has never heard of it. Explain the technical effects, both auditory and visual, giving examples. Include your own responses to the technique and your evaluation of its effectiveness as compelling theater.

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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