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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. What happens to Sancho Panza when he drinks Don Quixote's balm of wine, oil, salt and rosemary?

2. What does the imagery of the Golden Age represent to Don Quixote?

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

4. What is the surprise after Don Quixote defeats the Knight of the Wood?

5. Who comes to inform Don Quixote of the book that has been written about him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Give a physical description of Quizada before he transforms himself into Don Quixote.

4. How does Don Quixote contrast the life of a soldier and that of a scholar?

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

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

7. Describe Dorothea's relationship with Don Fernando.

8. Discuss how Don Quixote always explains away any adverse events or circumstances.

9. Describe the visit of the barber and the curate to Don Quixote after his return home.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on kindness to handicapped people.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Write a happy ending to the story of Anselmo and Lothario.

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