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

2. Who are the surprise visitors to the group?

3. In the night, Don Quixote attacks what Sancho fears to be twenty or more ghosts. Why is he victorious?

4. What is the irony when Don Quixote speaks to a group of people?

5. What is the giant that Don Quixote attacks in his sleep?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the story of the Captive Captain.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. When Don Quixote sees a girl Sancho says is Dulcinea, what are the circumstances?

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

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on kindness to handicapped people.

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