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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. In the novel's second chapter, what new information is revealed about Quichotte?
(a) He is immortal.
(b) He is a young man.
(c) He is a fictional character.
(d) He has forgotten how to love.

2. In the seventh chapter of the novel, Quichotte and Sancho encounter what type of talking insect?
(a) An aphed.
(b) A praying mantis.
(c) A ladybug.
(d) A cricket.

3. A certain novel's contents alerts Sancho to the lesson that which element is "the key to survival" (129)?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Resignation.
(c) Denial.
(d) Detachment.

4. Thayer possesses a counterfeit press pass stating affiliation with which periodical?
(a) Miami Herald.
(b) New York Post.
(c) San Francisco Chronicle.
(d) Washington Post.

5. In which direction do Sancho and Quichotte head on Highway 160 in the seventh chapter?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) East.
(d) West.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city is Sam DuChamp said to be based?

2. Thayer listens to which character speak to an audience at a conference featured in the novel's eleventh chapter?

3. In which city does Thayer attend a conference in the eleventh chapter of the novel?

4. What kind of a name is Sam DuChamp, according to the narrator of the novel's second chapter?

5. What object in Sancho's possession does Quichotte recognize from an old photo of himself?

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