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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, Chapter 16: The Trampoline Tells Sancho and Quichotte an Old Tale of Betrayal, and the Path is Opened - Chapter 21: Wherein the World Explodes and the Wayfarer Becomes Timeless.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does the Human Trampoline direct her criticism of her brother Quichotte within Chapter 16 of Part Three?
(a) The judge.
(b) Herself.
(c) Quichotte.
(d) Sancho.

2. With what name does Quichotte sign the first letter he sends to Miss Salma R.?
(a) A Secret Admirer.
(b) Mr. X.
(c) Dr. Smile.
(d) Quichotte.

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

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

5. In what state is the Lake Capote Recreation Area?
(a) Colorado.
(b) California.
(c) Nevada.
(d) Utah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Three generations of whose family are said to suffer from struggles with mental health?

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

3. To what form of media is Quichotte addicted, as revealed in the first chapter of the novel?

4. From what malady does DuChamp suffer, according to the narrator?

5. What is the relationship between the age of Quichotte and the age of DuChamp?

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