1. Don Quixote frequently contends that appearances can be deceiving. Select a scene from the novel where this theme is evident, and determine what is actually happening versus what seems to be happening.

2. Identify any scene in the novel that makes you laugh. What comedic elements contribute to the humor in the scene you've chosen?

3. In Part I, chapter 8, Cervantes abruptly halts the narrative during a fight between Don Quixote and a Basque. Do you find this interruption frustrating or intriguing? Explain your reasoning.

4. Is Don Quixote a fool or a hero? Is he disconnected from the reality of his era?

5. Is Sancho Panza a heartless coward or a shrewd realist? What motivates him to stay with Don Quixote?

6. Does Dulcinea truly exist?

7. Why does Cervantes have Don Quixote renounce his chivalric ideals at the conclusion of the novel?

8. Who possesses the more appealing personality, Don Quixote or Sancho Panza?

9. Don Quixote and Sancho Panza mention that they are aware of a book written about them. Do you find this plausible, or does it seem far-fetched?