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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The product that made a fortune for Smile Pharmaceuticals Inc is fentanyl in what form?
(a) A drink.
(b) A popsicle.
(c) A lollipop.
(d) A spray.

3. Quichotte's second letter to Salma R begins when he declares himself to be a what?
(a) A hero.
(b) A sleepwalker.
(c) A martyr.
(d) A ghost.

4. Three generations of whose family are said to suffer from struggles with mental health?
(a) Miss Salma R.
(b) DuChamp.
(c) Quichotte.
(d) Sancho.

5. In the novel's third chapter, the mother of Miss Salma R. is likened to whom?
(a) Glinda the Good Witch.
(b) Athena.
(c) Rita Hayworth.
(d) Marilyn Monroe.

6. What object in Sancho's possession does Quichotte recognize from an old photo of himself?
(a) A set of spurs.
(b) A pair of sunglasses.
(c) A pair of boots.
(d) A baseball cap.

7. Quichotte tells Sancho in the seventh chapter, "No great quest, my boy, was ever achieved except by those with" (98) what?
(a) Courage.
(b) Money.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Faith.

8. The narrator opens the fourth chapter of the novel by stating, "They do things differently" (53) in which country?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) India.
(d) The United States.

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

10. Quichotte is described as often finding "himself incapable of distinguishing between" (2) which two elements?
(a) Night and day.
(b) Good and evil.
(c) Illusion and reality.
(d) Surrealism and hyperrealism.

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

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

13. In what type of restaurant does Sancho realize that only Quichotte can see or hear him?
(a) Green Burrito.
(b) Subway.
(c) Burger King.
(d) Quick Greens.

14. Sancho reports that Quichotte lost which member of his family when he was only three years old?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His father.

15. The narrator describes the whole of Rushdie's novel by using which two adjectives?
(a) Fragmented and hallucinatory.
(b) Quick and dirty.
(c) Plural and sprawling.
(d) Lithe and supple.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A clip from Miss Salma R.'s popular spy show went viral and forever after, she has been associated her with which sea creature?

3. What is Sancho's most distinctive feature?

4. What type of education did Sister complete against her parents' wishes?

5. In which city did Miss Salma R once have a severe manic episode?

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