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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. How many spy novels has Sam DuChamp written by the time he embarks on a work of experimental fiction?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

2. What kind of a name is Sam DuChamp, according to the narrator of the novel's second chapter?
(a) A palindrome.
(b) An alias.
(c) A pen name.
(d) An Anglicized name.

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

4. Quichotte tells Sancho in the seventh chapter, "No great quest, my boy, was ever achieved except by those with" (98) what?
(a) Money.
(b) Courage.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Faith.

5. During Miss Salma R's severe manic episode, she spent an astronomical amount of money on what types of objects?
(a) Sports cars.
(b) Fur coats.
(c) Pieces of jewelry.
(d) Works of art.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the third chapter, Quichotte sends Miss Salma R. a note containing how many words?

3. The narrator opens the fourth chapter of the novel by stating, "They do things differently" (53) in which country?

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

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

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