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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Chapter 5: Quichotte’s Cousin, the “Good” Dr. Smile, is a Man of Many Secrets - Chapter 8: Wherein, Turning Away the Brightness of the Beloved, We Examine Her Darkness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Quichotte lives "at a series of temporary addresses across" (1) which country?
(a) India.
(b) Chad.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) The United States.

2. In what city is Sam DuChamp said to be based?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) Paris.
(c) New York City.
(d) Berlin.

3. Quichotte tells Sancho at the start of the seventh chapter that "Love is" (94) what?
(a) All-encompassing.
(b) An audition.
(c) Strange.
(d) A rose.

4. Sancho considers himself to have been born in which location?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Central Park.
(c) Michigan.
(d) DuChamp's mind.

5. What is the title of Dr. Smile and his wife's special song?
(a) Afternoon Delight.
(b) Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.
(c) When You're Smiling.
(d) Everything's Coming Up Roses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which term does the narrator apply to Dr. Smile in the novel's fifth chapter?

2. What is the name of Miss Salma R.'s grandmother?

3. The narrator describes the whole of Rushdie's novel by using which two adjectives?

4. What city is named as "the capital of Indian America," (66) according to the narrator?

5. In which direction do Sancho and Quichotte head on Highway 160 in the seventh chapter?

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