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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 second chapter, what new information is revealed about Quichotte?
(a) He is a fictional character.
(b) He has forgotten how to love.
(c) He is a young man.
(d) He is immortal.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way are Sancho and Quichotte related?

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

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

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

5. What is the name of Miss Salma R.'s grandmother?

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