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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which city does Dr. Smile live, according to the narrator of the novel's fifth chapter?
(a) Juarez.
(b) El Paso.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) New York City.

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

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

4. In what country was Quichotte born and raised?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) India.
(c) Canada.
(d) Sweden.

5. In the novel's second chapter, what new information is revealed about Quichotte?
(a) He has forgotten how to love.
(b) He is a fictional character.
(c) He is immortal.
(d) He is a young man.

6. Quichotte tells Sancho in the seventh chapter, "I brought you into existence by the powers of my wishing and the kindness of" what?
(a) The stars.
(b) The spirits.
(c) The gods.
(d) The angels.

7. Miss Salma R. has an addiction to which substance, according to the narrator of the novel's third chapter?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Pain medication.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Adderall.

8. What adjective does the narrator apply to the reader while speaking directly to the reader in the novel's fourth chapter?
(a) Loving.
(b) Dear.
(c) Patient.
(d) Kind.

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

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

11. What is the name of the product that made Smile Pharmaceuticals Inc their fortune?
(a) InteriorSmile.
(b) InSmile.
(c) InStyle.
(d) InnerSpace.

12. How many spy novels has Sam DuChamp written by the time he embarks on a work of experimental fiction?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

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

15. Miss Salma R. is said to have gone from which location to Hollywood?
(a) Dubai.
(b) Bollywood.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Miami.

Short Answer Questions

1. The television show used by Quichotte to instruct Sancho in the ways of love first aired in which year?

2. What is the nature of the quarrel that developed between Sister and DuChamp?

3. What kind of dance does Quichotte do in hopes of eliciting a sign about the journey's next move?

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

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

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