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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What language is spoken by the talking insect encountered by Sancho and Quichotte in the novel's seventh chapter?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Italian.
(c) French.
(d) English.

4. Quichotte decides in the novel's first chapter that Sancho is "approximately the same hue as" (19) which character?
(a) Ismail.
(b) Miss Salma R.
(c) The cricket.
(d) DuChamp.

5. What kind of a name is Sam DuChamp, according to the narrator of the novel's second chapter?
(a) An alias.
(b) A palindrome.
(c) An Anglicized name.
(d) A pen name.

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

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

8. Which country is NOT one of the three settings featured within the novel, according to the narrator in the fourth chapter?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Canada.
(c) India.
(d) The United States.

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

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

11. DuChamp's sibling known as Sister lives in a neighborhood in what section of London?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) West.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Quichotte tells Sancho in the seventh chapter, "I brought you into existence by the powers of my wishing and the kindness of" what?

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

3. Quichotte is described as often finding "himself incapable of distinguishing between" (2) which two elements?

4. With what name does Quichotte sign the first letter he sends to Miss Salma R.?

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

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