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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 unsuccessful marriages has Miss Salma R. had, according to the narrator in the eighth chapter?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

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

3. The narrator describes the whole of Rushdie's novel by using which two adjectives?
(a) Plural and sprawling.
(b) Fragmented and hallucinatory.
(c) Quick and dirty.
(d) Lithe and supple.

4. Miss Salma R. is said to have gone from which location to Hollywood?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Miami.
(c) Dubai.
(d) Bollywood.

5. What is the name of Miss Salma R.'s grandmother?
(a) Miss Michelle R.
(b) Miss Layla R.
(c) Miss Dina R.
(d) Miss Racine R.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which direction do Sancho and Quichotte head on Highway 160 in the seventh chapter?

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

3. About how old is Sancho?

4. What language is spoken by the talking insect encountered by Sancho and Quichotte in the novel's seventh chapter?

5. In which city does Dr. Smile live, according to the narrator of the novel's fifth chapter?

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