Chapter 9

What was Miguel de Cervantes best known for? (pg. 76)

• Writing poetry

• Being a soldier

• Writing Don Quixote

• Becoming a pirate

Why did Cervantes become a solider instead of a writer at first?

• He needed money and a job.

• He did not like writing.

• He wanted to be famous.

• His family forced him.

Why did pirates capture Cervantes? (pg. 77)

• He was very rich.

• They thought he was an important man.

• He attacked them first.

• He wanted to join them.

What does the word "ransom" mean on page 76?

• A kind of a job

• A ship's name

• Money paid to free someone

• A weapon

What made Don Quixote so special? (pg. 76)

• It was written in many different languages.

• It was the first book ever written.

• It was a history book.

• It was only read in Spain.

Why did Cervantes have trouble when he got back to Spain? (pg. 77)

• His ship sank.

• His letters got him in trouble.

• He lost all his money.

• He was arrested.

Why do you think Cervantes wrote Don Quixote after so much bad luck? (No page number, you are making an inference)

• He wanted to make people laugh

• He had nothing else to do

• He liked writing stories about knights

• He wanted to tell a story about dreams and reality

How do we know Don Quixote was important? (pg. 76)

• It was only read in Spain

• It was read by rich people only.

• It was translated in over 100 languages.

• It was never popular.

What kind of person was Don Quixote? (pg. 76)

• A serious warrior

• a dreamer who saw the world in a funny way

• a rich king

• a mean pirate

How did Shakespeare and Cervantes’ writing make a difference in the world? (Inferential, p. 79)

• They wrote in ways that changed how stories were told.

• They both wrote about real people only.

• Their books were only popular for a short time.

• They wrote in the same language.