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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. How do the niece and housekeeper rationalize the disappearance of Don Quixote's books?

2. What device does Cervantes use to introduce the comedic nature of Don Quixote?

3. What unlikely group of men does Don Quixote set free and enjoin them to go tell Dulcinea of their release?

4. What shows Sancho Panza's simple mind as he meets up with the barber and the curate at the inn?

5. Why does Zoraida attempt to correspond with the Captive Captain?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the student Sampson enter into Don Quixote's life?

2. Summarize Don Quixote's idea of the Golden Age.

3. Tell the story of how Don Quixote becomes entangled with the criminal, Gines de Pasamonte.

4. Describe how Cervantes presents Sancho as one motivated by money.

5. How does Teresa Panza show her practical side?

6. What is Sancho's comic rationale for believing Don Quixote is not in an enchanted cage at all?

7. What is the story of the Princess Micomicona, of the land of Micomicon?

8. What happens while Don Quixote is allowed out of the cage on the oxcart?

9. Describe the story of the Captive Captain.

10. Outline the story of what Anselmo wants Lothario to do.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a story about Teresa Panza talking to a friend about Sancho Panza.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on windmills.

Essay Topic 3

Write a detailed description of Don Quixote riding on Rocinante down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.

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