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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which direction do Sancho and Quichotte head on Highway 160 in the seventh chapter?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) East.
(d) West.

2. What is the name of Miss Salma R.'s mother?
(a) Miss Lucille R.
(b) Miss Kitty R.
(c) Miss Anisa R.
(d) Miss Angie R.

3. In the third chapter, Quichotte sends Miss Salma R. a note containing how many words?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 198.
(d) 73.

4. From what malady does DuChamp suffer, according to the narrator?
(a) An aching back.
(b) Tennis elbow.
(c) Gout.
(d) Depression.

5. What city is named as "the capital of Indian America," (66) according to the narrator?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) San Francisco.

6. During Miss Salma R's severe manic episode, she spent an astronomical amount of money on what types of objects?
(a) Works of art.
(b) Pieces of jewelry.
(c) Fur coats.
(d) Sports cars.

7. Sancho considers himself to have been born in which location?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Central Park.
(c) Wyoming.
(d) DuChamp's mind.

8. Miss Salma R is a third-generation sufferer of which malady?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Anemia.
(c) Migraines.
(d) Bipolar disorder.

9. What type of education did Sister complete against her parents' wishes?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Law.
(d) Culinary Arts.

10. About how old is Sancho?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

11. What is the title of Dr. Smile and his wife's special song?
(a) Afternoon Delight.
(b) Everything's Coming Up Roses.
(c) When You're Smiling.
(d) Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.

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

13. Quichotte tells Sancho at the start of the seventh chapter that "Love is" (94) what?
(a) An audition.
(b) All-encompassing.
(c) A rose.
(d) Strange.

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

15. Quichotte tells Sancho near the end of the first chapter that what event will occur if they fail on their quest?
(a) Miss Salma R. will cease to exist.
(b) Quichotte will be fired.
(c) Sancho will cease to exist.
(d) Quichotte will cease to exist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rushdie likens Quichotte to which character featured in The Wizard of Oz?

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

3. To which celebrity does the narrator liken Miss Salma R. while calling her "America's 2.0" (85)?

4. The character referred to as Sister is described as being from which part of the world?

5. Sancho muses near the end of the novel's sixth chapter that for some people, what kind of narrative is always attractive?

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