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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. How does the Duke get Sancho to agree to the self flagellation?

2. Why is Sancho amazed once again at Don Quixote's vast knowledge?

3. Who are the two gentlemen Quixote and Sancho meet in the inn?

4. Why does Don Quixote go to Barcelona instead of Saragossa?

5. How does Sancho come across as he takes charge of his isle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the irony of Sancho's eating habits as governor of the island of Barataria.

2. What second encounter with livestock happens to the Don and Sancho before they are arrested by the ten horsemen?

3. What is the finish to the story of the Countess Trifaldi?

4. What occurs when Don Diego de Miranda joins Quixote and Sancho on the road?

5. Why do the ten horsemen take Quixote and Sancho back to the castle of the Duke and Duchess?

6. How does the Duchess use her conversation with Sancho Panza?

7. Describe Don Quixote's emotional state as he returns to his home.

8. What happens when Don Quixote attempts to take matters into his own hands to finish Sancho's thrashing?

9. Describe the last bit of fun the castle servants are allowed to have with Don Quixote and Sancho before they leave.

10. What happens when Don Quixote is finally defeated by another knight who orders him to return to La Mancha.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Write a story where the Duke and Duchess set up a trick on Sancho that backfires on them.

Essay Topic 3

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

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