Round 2: Tossup 11

In a story within this novel, a Florentine loses his wife after demanding his best friend test her virtue. During this novel’s Third Sally, a character receives his long-promised island from the Duke and the Duchess. (10[1])The author of this novel rushed to finish the second part following the publication of an unauthorized sequel. Cide Hamete Benengeli (“SEE-day ah-MAY-tay ben-en-GELL-ee”) was the supposed source for this novel, in which Sanson Carrasco pretends to be the Knight of the White Moon. (10[1])In this novel, a priest and barber burn a library full of chivalric romances, the reading of which drove this novel’s protagonist insane. For 10 points, the title knight tilts (10[1])at windmills in what (10[1])novel by Miguel de Cervantes? ■END■

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