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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. Why is a substitute used for the man who had been challenged to a duel?

2. Why does Don Quixote think Dulcinea is still enchanted?

3. What ignoble disaster befalls Don Quixote and Sancho out in the countryside?

4. What social gaff does Sancho make in the castle?

5. After the feast at Camacho's house, where does Don Quixote want to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Don Quixote's emotional state as he returns to his home.

2. On the way to the wedding of Quiteria the Fair to Camacho the Rich, why does Quixote scold Sancho?

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

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

5. Why is Sancho shocked by the message of Death on the huge wagon of white-clad penitents?

6. What event causes Don Diego to invite Don Quixote and Sancho to his house?

7. Explain why Sancho is conscience stricken after Don Quixote's return from the cave of Montesinos.

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

9. Describe the irony of Sancho's eating habits as governor of the island of Barataria.

10. What is the problem involving the Infanta Antonomasia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an interview you might have with Don Quixote.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about what you would have been in the days of knights errant.

Essay Topic 3

Write a story about something great you imagine Don Quixote doing that is not in the book.

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