Don Quixote Ch. 16 Danger at the Island

Where is Sancho taken at the beginning of the chapter?

• to a field to watch knights joust

• to a church to watch a couple get married

• to a palace where there is a table covered with delicious foods

• to a prison where a band of robbers is being kept

What is the man with the stick doing?

• He is trying to fight Sancho.

• He is not letting Sancho eat.

• He is trying to keep Sancho from learning how to read.

• He is not letting Sancho walk up a flight of stairs.

According to the doctor, what did Hippocrates, the father of medicine, say about partridges?

• A bellyful of partridges is bad.

• Partridges should never be kept in pear trees.

• A bellyful of partridges is good for you.

• Partridges should only be kept in pear trees.

What does the doctor say is strictly forbidden?

• going outside after dark

• asking Don Quixote for help

• eating beef stew

• laughing at a banquet table

Sancho roars at the doctor:

• "You are a fool!"

• "I need medicine!"

• "Leave me alone!"

• "You quack, out of my sight!"

Who sends a letter to Sancho, the Governor of Barataria Island?

• Don Quixote

• The Duke

• Sancho's wife

• the Duchess

What is one thing Sancho learns from the letter?

• Sancho's wife misses him.

• Don Quixote no longer wants to be a knight.

• Sancho is needed at the courthouse.

• Enemies are planning an attack.

Sancho learns another thing from the letter.

• The letter contains a secret message.

• The letter is from a long-lost friend.

• The letter promises a reward.

• The letter warns of a danger.

When was the letter written?

• 4 a.m.

• noon

• 4 p.m.

• midnight

What does Sancho decide to do?

• return to La Mancha

• eat bread and grapes and be prepared for battle

• ask Don Quixote for help

• learn how to play a musical instrument