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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. When the wooden horse arrives, why are Quixote and Sancho blindfolded?

2. On their way back to La Mancha, who do Don Quixote and Sancho run across?

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

4. What is the moral of the story of the braying town going to war with its neighbors?

5. What are the omens Don Quixote perceives as meanings he will never meet Dulcinea?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens on the River Ebro?

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

5. Explain why Sancho is conscience stricken after Don Quixote's return from the cave of Montesinos.

6. Describe the humorous story of the braying town.

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

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

9. What trick is played on Sancho that makes him resign his governorship and return to Don Quixote?

10. Why is Don Antonio disappointed that Quixote and Sancho are returning home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Write a narrative poem about Don Quixote finally seeing Lady Dulcinea.

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