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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Quichotte and Sancho arrive in New York City toward the end of which month?

2. The night Quichotte and Sancho stay in a motel in Berenger, New Jersey, they plan to enter which city the following morning?

3. What type of accent does Jonesco have, according to the narrator?

4. Quichotte tells Sancho that "Human life is mostly" (150) what?

5. Sancho decides in the novel's tenth chapter that Quichotte is "truly" (145) what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Under what circumstances does Son disappear for several weeks?

2. To what creature does Rushdie compare Quichotte as he is "driving the Cruze out of the Lincoln Tunnel into Manhattan" (192) and why?

3. What element is said to be desired by Sancho more than any other?

4. How do Son's parents discover what happened to Son after his sudden disappearance?

5. How do Quichotte and Sancho escape from the mastodons in Berenger, New Jersey?

6. For what reason does Rushdie utilize a gambling metaphor within Chapter 13 of Part Two?

7. Describe the weather that greets Quichotte and Sancho when they finally arrive in New York City and discuss its significance.

8. What is the symbolism of Babajan's laugh, as revealed in the novel's eleventh chapter?

9. For what reason do Quichotte and Sancho stay at Lake Capote only briefly?

10. For what reason do Quichotte and Sancho visit Lake Capote in Colorado?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Rushdie’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of Quichotte.

Essay Topic 2

What ultimate message is Rushdie sending about the characteristics of life in the United States?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Quichotte and one of the novel's main messages. How does Rushdie make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?

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