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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Chapter 1: Quichotte, an Old Man, Falls in Love, Embarks on a Quest, and Becomes a Father - Chapter 4: Brother’s Sister Recalls Their Quarrel, and Is Involved in a Different Altercation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the third chapter of the novel, Miss Salma R.'s grandmother is likened to whom?
(a) Natalie Wood.
(b) Greta Garbo.
(c) Grace Kelly.
(d) Fay Wray.

2. The narrator opens the fourth chapter of the novel by stating, "They do things differently" (53) in which country?
(a) India.
(b) The United States.
(c) England.
(d) France.

3. To what form of media is Quichotte addicted, as revealed in the first chapter of the novel?
(a) Television.
(b) Movies.
(c) Romance novels.
(d) Graphic novels.

4. DuChamp's sibling known as Sister lives in a neighborhood in what section of London?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) South.

5. With what name does Quichotte sign the first letter he sends to Miss Salma R.?
(a) Quichotte.
(b) Dr. Smile.
(c) Mr. X.
(d) A Secret Admirer.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many spy novels has Sam DuChamp written by the time he embarks on a work of experimental fiction?

4. What is Sancho's most distinctive feature?

5. What is the nature of the quarrel that developed between Sister and DuChamp?

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