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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 does Sancho finally have the courage to tell Don Quixote?

2. What does Don Quixote want Sancho to do before he leaves to become a governor?

3. Why does Sampson's pretend squire leave him?

4. What happens to the boat Sancho and Quixote expropriate on the river?

5. On their trip away from the castle, what misfortune happens to Quixote and Sancho?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens on the River Ebro?

2. Explain how Master Pedro and his trained ape are able to identify Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.

3. What dramatic event happens at the wedding of Quiteria the Fair to Camacho the Rich?

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

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

6. How does Sancho show his ignorance upon entering the castle of the Duchess and the Duke?

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

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

9. Highlight Don Quixote's advice to Sancho before he leaves to become governor.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a story about the curate of La Mancha who keeps some of Quixote's books and reads them in private.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Write an account of Sampson's training to become the Knight of the White Moon.

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