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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 country was Quichotte born and raised?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) India.
(c) Canada.
(d) Sweden.

2. In which city does Dr. Smile live, according to the narrator of the novel's fifth chapter?
(a) New York City.
(b) Juarez.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) El Paso.

3. Quichotte tells Sancho near the end of the first chapter that what event will occur if they fail on their quest?
(a) Quichotte will be fired.
(b) Miss Salma R. will cease to exist.
(c) Sancho will cease to exist.
(d) Quichotte will cease to exist.

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

5. Which term does the narrator apply to Dr. Smile in the novel's fifth chapter?
(a) Philanthropist.
(b) Billionaire.
(c) Octagenarian.
(d) Millionaire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Quichotte decides in the novel's first chapter that Sancho is "approximately the same hue as" (19) which character?

2. Miss Salma R. is said to have gone from which location to Hollywood?

3. Rushdie likens Quichotte to which character featured in The Wizard of Oz?

4. Quichotte is described as often finding "himself incapable of distinguishing between" (2) which two elements?

5. What emotion does Sancho experience when he gets too far away from Quichotte?

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