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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 40 | Part 1, Chapter 41 | Part 1, Chapter 42 | Part 1, Chapter 43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the story of the mule driver with the beautiful voice?
(a) He is the son of a wealthy man who is in love with the judge's daughter.
(b) He is one of the escaped criminals the king is looking for.
(c) He is a prince who has fallen in love with a commoner.
(d) He is a poor poy who is pining away for love of clara.

2. What literary device is introduced in Chapter nine that helps move the story along and give it credence?
(a) Lengthy poetic renditions are added to give the story more authenticity.
(b) A sage is found to travel with Don Quixote and write down his adventures.
(c) A narrator is introduced who discovers an old manuscript about Don Quixote.
(d) A parallel is drawn between Don Quixote and King Arthur.

3. What is the cause of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza getting a brutal beating from the Yanguesan carriers?
(a) Sancho's attempt to get back hos mule
(b) Rozinante's attempt to mate with their pirze mares
(c) Don Quixote's idea that the carriers are enemy soldiers.
(d) Don Quixote's attempt to secure two horses for himself and Sancho

4. How do the niece and housekeeper rationalize the disappearance of Don Quixote's books?
(a) They blame an enchanter.
(b) They blame the rats.
(c) They blame the curate.
(d) They make Don Quixote believe he gave them away.

5. How does Don Quixote believe he has been enchanted in the night as he guards the inn?
(a) He thinks he sees Dulcinea walking in the moonlight around the inn.
(b) He sees giants walking everywhere in the courtyard of the inn.
(c) He is tricked into being tied by one hand in the barn loft as he stands on the back of Rozinante.
(d) He uses a pitchfork in place of his lance which has been broken to pieces.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sancho trick Don Quixote into waiting until morning to investigate the clanking sound?

2. What imaginative tale does Dorothea tell Don Quixote?

3. As Don Quixote and Sancho Panza look for water in the night, what spooks them?

4. What happens to Sancho Panza when he drinks Don Quixote's balm of wine, oil, salt and rosemary?

5. In the night, Don Quixote attacks what Sancho fears to be twenty or more ghosts. Why is he victorious?

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