Don Quixote de la Mancha RFQs
Chapters 10 – 12
Chapter 10 – “The Gentleman in Green, Adventure with the Lions, and Astonished Friends” pg.
124-139
1. How does the tired lion symbolize Don Quixote?
2. Why has Don Quixote given himself new titles and what do the titles tell you about his
emotional state?
3. Why do Don Quixote and Sancho enjoy themselves at the mansion of Don Diego
4. What causes Don Quixote to attack the puppets and why?
Chapter 11 – “The Duke’s Hunting Party, a Reception, Sancho and the Duchess” pg. 140-150
1. Why does the Duchess pretend not to know who Don Quixote is?
2. Why is the Duke and Duchess being so nice to Don Quixote?
3. Why does the family chaplain leave the feast frustrated and disgusted with his Duke and
Duchess?
4. Why does Sancho hope to gain by telling the Duchess the truth about what happened in
Toboso?
Chapter 12 – “The Boar-Hunt, a Display of Magic, the Question of Flogging, and Good Advice”
pg. 151-164
1. What do the Duke and Duchess hope to gain by setting up this elaborate hoax?
2. Sancho is required to get flogged to “help cure Dulcinea”; how does Sancho prove that he
is cunning when it comes to how and when he will be whipped/flogged?
3. Why does the Duke reprimand Sancho for his wardrobe?
4. What is the “good advice” that Don Quixote gives to Sancho about governorship and why
does Don Quixote believe that Sancho will be a good governor?
Don Quixote de la Mancha RFQs
Chapters 13 – 15
Chapter 13 – “Sancho’s Island, His Reception and Judgments” pg. 165-172
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Where was Sancho given governorship and was it truly an island?
What is Sancho’s first pronouncement as governor?
How does Sancho show his subjects that he is a wise and just governor?
How has Sancho’s character changed since the beginning of the novel?
Chapter 14 – “A Feast, Alarming News, and What Makes a Good Diet” pg. 173-180
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What is the true reason that Sancho’s doctor will not allow him to eat?
How does Sancho learn of the plot to kill him?
Why does Sancho order the imprisonment of Doctor Pedro Recio de Aguero?
How does Sancho outsmart the people trying to kill him by poison?
Chapter 15 – A Perplexing Case, Food and Wisdom, Sancho’s Abdication” pg. 181-191
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How does Don Quixote’s “good advice” aid Sancho with the perplexing case?
Why is Sancho Panza so hungry?
Is the attack on the “island” real? Explain.
Why are Sancho’s servants sad to see him abdicate his governorship and leave?