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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 does Gumersinda want to celebrate Christmas?

2. Why does Goya become angry with Leocadia?

3. For whom has King Ferdinand declared the death penalty?

4. What sound annoys Goya as he tries to paint?

5. What is unusual about the dialogue in quotation marks?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you believe that Leocadia has been unfaithful to Goya with the sergeant of the Royal Volunteers? Why or why not?

2. What is the double meaning of Father Duaso's line, "Heat doesn't agree with me?"

3. What evidence does Goya give that he recognizes that his family is in danger?

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

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

6. Why does Dr. Arrieta reject Father Duaso's plan to persuade Goya to beg the king's pardon?

7. Of what does Father Duaso accuse Leocadia without directly saying it?

8. What is the Green Book?

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

10. How does King Ferdinand ensure that Father Duaso will arrive at Goya's house after the Royal Volunteers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A great work of literature needs to have elements of universality. If you are not a great painter who has lost his hearing or his political security, you are not like Goya in those ways. And yet Dr. Arrieta tells Goya that we are all deaf and deserving of pity. In your essay, explain what you think Dr. Arrieta meant, tell whether you agree with him, and explain why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

Jews have more than once been held accountable for problems in countries where they reside. Russia, Germany, and other countries have persecuted the Jews inside their borders. What is the rationale that led to such persecution? Write an essay detailing your theory and supporting it with research.

Essay Topic 3

In a brief essay, rewrite the entire story of the play as it would be told by Gumersinda. How would she feel about Leocadia? Goya? King Ferdinand? What would look to her to be the causes of the conflict? How different is the story when looked at from her point of view?

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