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

2. How does Don Quixote receive his knighthood?

3. In yet another tale within the tale, who does the captive captain contrive to rescue?

4. How does Quixote blend knight errantry and sainthood?

5. Why do Sancho and the squire of the Knight of the Wood go off by themselves?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the story of the Captive Captain.

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

3. Discuss Don Quixote's choice of penance after the release of the prisoners.

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

5. How does Teresa Panza show her practical side?

6. What is the significance of the Knight of the Wood?

7. Before the start of the second part of their adventures, why do Sancho and Don Quixote have a disagreement?

8. How does Don Quixote agree to return to La Mancha?

9. Relate Don Quixote's battle with the giant of Micomicon.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a romance you think Cervantes might include in his novel.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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