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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. To which celebrity does the narrator liken Miss Salma R. while calling her "America's 2.0" (85)?
(a) Whoopi Goldberg.
(b) Oprah Winfrey.
(c) Madonna.
(d) Hillary Clinton.

2. The character referred to as Sister is described as being from which part of the world?
(a) South America.
(b) Eastern Europe.
(c) Australia.
(d) South Asia.

3. When Miss Salma R's doctors take her off lithium, they prescribe which treatments instead?
(a) Hydrotherapy.
(b) Acupuncture.
(c) Electroconvulsive.
(d) Massage.

4. Rushdie likens Quichotte to which character featured in The Wizard of Oz?
(a) The Tin Man.
(b) The Scarecrow.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) Glinda.

5. The television show used by Quichotte to instruct Sancho in the ways of love first aired in which year?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1965.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Quichotte tells Sancho in the seventh chapter, "No great quest, my boy, was ever achieved except by those with" (98) what?

4. The product that made a fortune for Smile Pharmaceuticals Inc is fentanyl in what form?

5. Quichotte instructs Sancho in the wisdom to be gleaned from which television show?

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