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

2. How does Sancho trick Don Quixote into waiting until morning to investigate the clanking sound?
(a) He puts a sleeping powder into Don Quixote's wine.
(b) He ties Rocinante's back legs together.
(c) He loosens Quixote's saddles so it falls off.
(d) He points Rocinante in the wrong direction.

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

4. What is Don Quixote's explanation for the way the people at the inn toss Sancho into the air from a blanket?
(a) Sancho had it coming to him.
(b) They had fun with Sancho because they could not do that to a knight errant.
(c) The castle is enchanted.
(d) Sancho allowed it to happen so Don Quixote could escape.

5. What does Don Quixote imagine to be the legendary helmet of Mambrino?
(a) A mop bucket
(b) A gravy boat
(c) A brass barber's bowl
(d) A tea kettle

Short Answer Questions

1. In reality, what are the thirty or forty hulking giants Don Quixote attacks only to get seriously injured again?

2. How do they manage to escape the Moorish land and take Zoraida with them?

3. In yet another coincidence, what happens when a learned judge arrives at the inn with his beautiful daughter?

4. After the beating by the carriers, what does Sancho request that Don Quixote cannot supply?

5. Andres, the boy Don Quixote saves from a beating in his early adventures, shows up and tells Quixote never to help him again. Why?

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