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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. In what position does Hoke work for Miss Salma R.?
(a) Chauffeur.
(b) Dog walker.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Lawyer.

2. The narrator describes the whole of Rushdie's novel by using which two adjectives?
(a) Fragmented and hallucinatory.
(b) Plural and sprawling.
(c) Quick and dirty.
(d) Lithe and supple.

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

4. What is the relationship between the age of Quichotte and the age of DuChamp?
(a) Quichotte is older than DuChamp.
(b) They are the same age.
(c) DuChamp is older than Quichotte.
(d) Quichotte is twice the age of DuChamp.

5. When discussing Sam DuChamp in the second chapter, the narrator says, "We will call him" (21) by what name?
(a) Father.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Brother.
(d) Rival.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Quichotte tells Sancho in the seventh chapter, "I brought you into existence by the powers of my wishing and the kindness of" what?

3. In which city did Miss Salma R once have a severe manic episode?

4. When Miss Salma R's doctors take her off lithium, they prescribe which treatments instead?

5. During Miss Salma R's severe manic episode, she spent an astronomical amount of money on what types of objects?

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