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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sancho finally have the courage to tell Don Quixote?
(a) That he lied about seeing Dulcinea.
(b) That he will not suffer any more abuse.
(c) That he is a fool who believes he is a knight.
(d) That he is leaving him and returning to his isle.

2. What sage thing does Sancho say that astonishes Don Quixote?
(a) Lions will never sleep with lambs.
(b) We are all the same when we sleep.
(c) Anybody can be a governor.
(d) I pretend my right hand is paralyzed so I have to use my left hand.

3. What is the literary significance of the pit Sancho and Dapple fall into?
(a) It represents a kind of fall from grace.
(b) It represents how his wife will react when she finds out he quit his job.
(c) It represents a new beginning for Sancho.
(d) It represents the intrigue of the court.

4. What humiliation awaits Don Quixote at the castle?
(a) A wedding with Altisidora they try to make him think is Dulcinea.
(b) An elaborate charade that calls for him to submit to pinches and pin pricks.
(c) Sancho finally telling Don Quixote that he will finish his beating.
(d) A play about a stupid knight errant.

5. After the feast at Camacho's house, where does Don Quixote want to go?
(a) Back to La Mancha
(b) The enchanted castle
(c) The cave of Montesinos
(d) The cathedral at Madrid

Short Answer Questions

1. What one last joke is played on Don Quixote and Sancho before they leave the castle?

2. How does the Countess of Trifaldi attempt to capture the interest of Don Quixote?

3. Who do they meet at the inn who is mentioned in the false book about Don Quixote?

4. What is the point of the Countess of Trifaldi's story?

5. What does Quixote do when Sancho must leave to assume his governorship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the humorous story of the braying town.

2. What trick is played on Sancho that makes him resign his governorship and return to Don Quixote?

3. How does Sancho show his ignorance upon entering the castle of the Duchess and the Duke?

4. What is the problem involving the Infanta Antonomasia?

5. What elaborate set-up does Don Antonio Moreno arrange to have fun with Don Quixote and Sancho?

6. Explain how Master Pedro and his trained ape are able to identify Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.

7. Why is Don Antonio disappointed that Quixote and Sancho are returning home?

8. What is the finish to the story of the Countess Trifaldi?

9. Highlight Don Quixote's advice to Sancho before he leaves to become governor.

10. What happens on the River Ebro?

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