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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. The narrator states in the tenth chapter that the idea of Miss Salma R has by now become "a creation of" (145) all but which of the following things in Quichotte's mind?
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Television images.
(c) Regrets.
(d) Words.

2. In what city is Sam DuChamp said to be based?
(a) Paris.
(b) Mumbai.
(c) New York City.
(d) Berlin.

3. What is the relationship that exists between Dr. R.K. Smile and Quichotte?
(a) Brothers.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Brothers-in-law.
(d) Stepbrothers.

4. Who tells Brother and Ex-Wife that Son is alive and well, but he does not want to be contacted?
(a) A receptionist.
(b) Son's girlfriend.
(c) Daughter.
(d) A police officer.

5. The narrator apologizes in the seventh chapter for forgetting to tell the reader about what item inside the trunk of Quichotte's car?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A gun.
(c) A tent.
(d) A picnic basket.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rushdie uses a gambling metaphor in Chapter 13, he portrays Quichotte as "betting on" (192) what?

2. What is the name of Miss Salma R.'s mother?

3. Jonesco mysteriously examines which parts of Quichotte and Sancho's bodies in the novel's twelfth chapter?

4. Which term does the narrator apply to Dr. Smile in the novel's fifth chapter?

5. Quichotte lives "at a series of temporary addresses across" (1) which country?

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