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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. Who shows Juan how to do the hardest task he is assigned for Don Diego?

2. How is Juan woken up the morning of his journey to Madrid?

3. What does Brother Isidro do the last time Juan sees him?

4. What is held to honor Reubens?

5. In what country was the dainty slave girl raised

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Don Diego say Art was meant to be?

2. Where does Juan go after his mistress dies?

3. How is Juan told to eat while he is on his journey to Madrid?

4. What does Juan demand in return for his service to Don Dimas?

5. What does Diego say is the difference between the light in Spain and Italy?

6. What is Juan told after waiting for the magistrate for hours?

7. How does Juan describe the first portrait Diego paints of the King?

8. What happens when Juan brings a message to Reubens' house from Don Diego?

9. What does Don Diego teach Juan about a blue brocade?

10. What does Brother Isidro do for Juan while he is sick with the plague?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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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