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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. Which two of Quixote's chivalric heroes inspire him to do a penance in the mountain?

2. Why does Sancho Panza continue to insist that Don Quixote is not enchanted?

3. How does Quixote blend knight errantry and sainthood?

4. What is Cervantes' complaint in the prologue to the second part of The Adventures of Don Quixote?

5. Who are the surprise visitors to the group?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the story of the Captive Captain.

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

3. Describe Dorothea's relationship with Don Fernando.

4. What happens when the Don and Sancho meet an acting troupe still in costume?

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

6. Discuss Don Quixote's illusions that cause him to do battle with strange things.

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

8. Give evidence that the farmer's daughter is a popular theme in Cervantes' writing.

9. Relate how Sancho Panza prevents Don Quixote from charging toward a loud noise in the dark of night.

10. How is the character of Don Quixote enlarged and filled out by Cervantes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on kindness to handicapped people.

Essay Topic 3

Write a letter to Teresa Panza telling her about seeing Sancho at an inn.

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