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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the relationship between the age of Quichotte and the age of DuChamp?
(a) Quichotte is twice the age of DuChamp.
(b) They are the same age.
(c) DuChamp is older than Quichotte.
(d) Quichotte is older than DuChamp.

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

8. In what position does Hoke work for Miss Salma R.?
(a) Chauffeur.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Dog walker.

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

10. To which celebrity does the narrator liken Miss Salma R. while calling her "America's 2.0" (85)?
(a) Hillary Clinton.
(b) Madonna.
(c) Oprah Winfrey.
(d) Whoopi Goldberg.

11. Sancho states that Quichotte, whom he calls Dad, is how many years old?
(a) 80.
(b) 70.
(c) 50.
(d) 60.

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

13. In what city is Sam DuChamp said to be based?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Paris.
(c) New York City.
(d) Mumbai.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Miss Salma R. is said to have gone from which location to Hollywood?

2. What emotion does Sancho experience when he gets too far away from Quichotte?

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

4. Quichotte's second letter to Salma R begins when he declares himself to be a what?

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

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