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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 novel's third chapter, the mother of Miss Salma R. is likened to whom?
(a) Athena.
(b) Rita Hayworth.
(c) Glinda the Good Witch.
(d) Marilyn Monroe.

2. What is the nature of the quarrel that developed between Sister and DuChamp?
(a) Financial.
(b) Logistical.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Territorial.

3. Quichotte is described as often finding "himself incapable of distinguishing between" (2) which two elements?
(a) Surrealism and hyperrealism.
(b) Night and day.
(c) Illusion and reality.
(d) Good and evil.

4. Which country is NOT one of the three settings featured within the novel, according to the narrator in the fourth chapter?
(a) India.
(b) The United States.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Canada.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing Sam DuChamp in the second chapter, the narrator says, "We will call him" (21) by what name?

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

3. What kind of a name is Sam DuChamp, according to the narrator of the novel's second chapter?

4. From what malady does DuChamp suffer, according to the narrator?

5. Quichotte tells Sancho near the end of the first chapter that what event will occur if they fail on their quest?

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