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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. Where are Quixote and Sancho taken by the ten horsemen?
(a) To the galleys
(b) Back to the castle of the Duke and Duchess
(c) To the inn that Quixote thinks is a castle
(d) To La Mancha

2. What does Quixote do when Sancho must leave to assume his governorship?
(a) He pays Sancho his back wages.
(b) He starts looking for another squire.
(c) He gets angry that he cannot go, too.
(d) He gives him good advice for ruling.

3. Finally, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza are invited to a real castle. Who invites them?
(a) Camila de Camacho
(b) Dona Rodrigquez de Grijalba
(c) A real Duke and Duchess
(d) A prince of the realm

4. Why does Don Quixote think Dulcinea is still enchanted?
(a) Because he has done something wrong.
(b) Because he still has a mission to accomplish.
(c) Because Sancho has not helped him find her.
(d) Because Sancho never receives his 3,300 spanks on the bottom.

5. How does Cervantes work yet another side plot into his story at the point of boarding the ships?
(a) He tells the tale of a Christian woman who is captain of a pirate ship.
(b) He writes about a woman who dresses as a man to find her lover.
(c) He te;;s about drunken Turks who abduct a beautiful Christian woman.
(d) He tells about a love affair that goes terribly wrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who challenges Don Quixote and defeats him?

2. Who arrives next to see the famous Don Quixote?

3. While staying at the castle of the Duke and Duchess, what does Sancho do every time he gets frightened?

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

5. What is a result of Sancho Panza's replying to the ecclesiastic in proverbs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What occurs when Don Diego de Miranda joins Quixote and Sancho on the road?

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

3. In a kind of switch, what is Don Quixote's reaction to Sancho's belief about the ride on the wooden flying horse?

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

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

6. What happens when Don Quixote is finally defeated by another knight who orders him to return to La Mancha.

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

8. Describe the humorous story of the braying town.

9. What advice does Don Quixote send Sancho in a letter?

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

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