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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. With what does Don Quixote accidentally crown himself when he puts on his helmet?
(a) Raw eggs
(b) Hot bread
(c) Cooked beef
(d) Curds

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

3. On their trip away from the castle, what misfortune happens to Quixote and Sancho?
(a) They get entangled in bird nets.
(b) They stop to eat and their mounts are stolen.
(c) They battle a bull Don Quixote thinks is a dragon.
(d) They get lost and end up back at the castle.

4. What strange thing does the bandit, Roque Guinart ,do after his men bring in a group of travelers?
(a) He does not rob them of anything.
(b) He returns most of their goods and money to them.
(c) He takes all the horses and sends them on walking.
(d) He lets everyone go except the President's Lady.

5. What one last joke is played on Don Quixote and Sancho before they leave the castle?
(a) Altisidora accuses Quixote of stealing her garters.
(b) They tie the tails of Dapple and Roxinante together.
(c) They put ants in Don Quixote's armor.
(d) They put the Duchess' handkerchief in Sancho's pants pocket.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the man with the ape know the names of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza?

2. Where are Quixote and Sancho taken by the ten horsemen?

3. Why do Don Quixote and Sancho believe the outlandish tale?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Quixote's last hours.

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

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

4. What second encounter with livestock happens to the Don and Sancho before they are arrested by the ten horsemen?

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

6. Why do the ten horsemen take Quixote and Sancho back to the castle of the Duke and Duchess?

7. What is the problem involving the Infanta Antonomasia?

8. In spite of the set up of Sancho as governor of the island of Barataria, how does he do as a governor?

9. What happens on the River Ebro?

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

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