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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapter 9: An Unpleasantness at Lake Capote, and Subsequent Disturbances in Reality - Chapter 11: Dr. Smile Meets Mr. Thayer; and a Grandfather Emerges From the Past to Haunt the Present.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Miss Salma R.'s mother?
(a) Miss Kitty R.
(b) Miss Anisa R.
(c) Miss Lucille R.
(d) Miss Angie R.

2. Quichotte instructs Sancho in the wisdom to be gleaned from which television show?
(a) Jeopardy.
(b) Wheel of Fortune.
(c) The Dating Game.
(d) The Love Connection.

3. What is NOT a reason Sancho provides when he names four reasons why people go to New York City?
(a) To be born again.
(b) To be discovered.
(c) To be loved.
(d) To be broken.

4. From what malady does DuChamp suffer, according to the narrator?
(a) Tennis elbow.
(b) Gout.
(c) Depression.
(d) An aching back.

5. In the third chapter, Quichotte sends Miss Salma R. a note containing how many words?
(a) 12.
(b) 198.
(c) 3.
(d) 73.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship that exists between Dr. R.K. Smile and Quichotte?

2. How many spy novels has Sam DuChamp written by the time he embarks on a work of experimental fiction?

3. With what name does Quichotte sign the first letter he sends to Miss Salma R.?

4. Other than the knowledge inherited from Quichotte, what other source of knowledge does Sancho use to figure out "how the world works" (131)?

5. In which city does Dr. Smile live, according to the narrator of the novel's fifth chapter?

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