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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapter 12: A Sequence of Absurd Events During a Brief Sojourn in New Jersey - Chapter 15: Regarding Sister, and the Unforgivable Thing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Rushdie uses a gambling metaphor in Chapter 13, he portrays Quichotte as "betting on" (192) what?
(a) Trust.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Love.
(d) Success.

2. Dr. Smile allows people to think that his ancestors had taken which action?
(a) Created Mount Rushmore.
(b) Swum the English Channel.
(c) Come over on the Mayflower.
(d) Burned as witches.

3. Quichotte tells Sancho that "Human life is mostly" (150) what?
(a) Bliss.
(b) Drudgery.
(c) Waiting.
(d) Unhappiness.

4. What is Sancho's most distinctive feature?
(a) He exists in black-and-white.
(b) He has red hair.
(c) He has a bionic leg.
(d) He is mute.

5. Which cartoon character is Thayer said to resemble?
(a) Mickey Mouse.
(b) Yosemite Sam.
(c) Elmer Fudd.
(d) Bart Simpson.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Quichotte notes a wasted asset of Quichotte's, what item does he name?

2. The woman in the cream house is described as a member of which people?

3. What emotion does Sancho experience when he gets too far away from Quichotte?

4. DuChamp's sibling known as Sister lives in a neighborhood in what section of London?

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

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