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1. 1.

   Whom do you believe at this point in the story-Sancho Panza or Don Quixote?

2. 2.

   If you were the barber, what would you have done?

3. 3.

   Circle the factual errors in these lines based on your reading. Rewrite them correctly.

   1. When Mambrino died, his golden ring was stolen by evil men.
   2. In olden times, barbers used brass basins to mix hair oil for customers.
   3. Don Quixote found the basin to be a very small helmet.
   4. Don Quixote told Sancho Panza that exchanging saddles would be robbery.
4. 4.

   Choose the right answer.

   1. Mambrino's golden helmet was
      1. stolen by evil men.
      2. misplaced by Mambrino himself.
      3. found by Don Quixote.
   2. The barber clapped his basin upside down upon his head because
      1. he had no place for it on his donkey.
      2. he did not have a helmet.
      3. he wanted to cover his new hat.
   3. Don Quixote believes the reason Mambrino's helmet looks like a basin is
      1. because it was made over by an armourer.
      2. because it was transformed by an enchanter.
      3. because its parts were missing.
5. 5.

   "I tell you, it is Mambrino's helmet, and it is gold!" cried Don Quixote, growing angry.

   1. Who is Don Quixote speaking to?
   2. Why is he growing angry?
   3. What does this line tell us about Don Quixote's character?
6. 6.

   The barber saw him coming, and had just time enough to throw himself from his donkey and take to his heels. He leaped the hedge at the side of the road and ran across the fields with the swiftness of a deer.

   1. Whom did the barber see coming?
   2. What does the phrase 'take to his heels' mean?
   3. Name another animal which is known for its swiftness.