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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 Cervantes poke fun at his own mistakes in writing the first part of The Adventures of Don Quixote?

3. What is the plan to transport Don Quixote back to La Mancha?

4. Why is the canon so amazed at Don Quixote's speech?

5. Who has dinner with Don Quixote after Sancho Panza goes home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Marcela's defense of herself at the funeral of Chrisostom.

2. Describe the story of the Captive Captain.

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

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

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

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

7. Describe how Cervantes suggests that Don Quixote descends into madness.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a story that includes a long conversation between the housekeeper and the niece.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on windmills.

Essay Topic 3

Write a story about what Sancho Panza is like when he turns fifty-two.

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