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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kinds of objects does Thayer collect in case he wants to extort anything from Miss Salma R in the future?
(a) Photographs.
(b) Videos.
(c) Journals.
(d) Emails.

2. Thayer listens to which character speak to an audience at a conference featured in the novel's eleventh chapter?
(a) Thayer.
(b) Miss Salma R.
(c) Dr. Smile.
(d) Quichotte.

3. Who tells Brother and Ex-Wife that Son is alive and well, but he does not want to be contacted?
(a) A receptionist.
(b) Daughter.
(c) A police officer.
(d) Son's girlfriend.

4. Jonesco, the motel clerk at the Jonesco Motor Inn, mutters under his breath about the need for what objects?
(a) Confessions.
(b) Lies.
(c) Shadows.
(d) Barricades.

5. When Brother and Ex-Wife speak with the police, they find that has Son chosen to take which action in relation to his family?
(a) To get therapy.
(b) To wage war.
(c) To move out on his own.
(d) To resign.

6. Which cartoon character is Thayer said to resemble?
(a) Mickey Mouse.
(b) Yosemite Sam.
(c) Elmer Fudd.
(d) Bart Simpson.

7. What criticism does Sancho make about Quichotte's driving skills?
(a) He brakes too quickly.
(b) He turns too hard.
(c) He drives too slow.
(d) He drives too fast.

8. In what location is Sancho walking when he is accosted and attacked by a group of white men in suits?
(a) Times Square.
(b) Central Park.
(c) Piccadilly Circus.
(d) Ghiradelli Square.

9. A certain novel's contents alerts Sancho to the lesson that which element is "the key to survival" (129)?
(a) Resignation.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Denial.
(d) Detachment.

10. Which character "sometimes" has the "strange thought" (152) that maybe someone had created Quichotte just like Quichotte had created him?
(a) Sancho.
(b) Dr. R. K. Smile.
(c) The Human Trampoline.
(d) Brother.

11. In what manner did Miss Salma R's mother and grandmother both die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Homicide.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Drug overdose.

12. From what novel's contents does Sancho learn "the key to survival" (129)?
(a) War and Peace.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) Madame Bovary.
(d) Crime and Punishment.

13. Once Jonesco has examined particular parts of Quichotte and Sancho's bodies, what term does he use in his diagnosis?
(a) Small.
(b) Smooth.
(c) Rough.
(d) Human.

14. What object is Lance Makioka holding on his lap when he confronts Brother in Brother's own home?
(a) A knife.
(b) An envelope.
(c) A gun.
(d) A photograph.

15. How long ago did Brother lose touch with Son, according to Brother?
(a) Several decades ago.
(b) Several weeks ago.
(c) Several months ago.
(d) Several years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city does Thayer attend a conference in the eleventh chapter of the novel?

2. While thinking about the subway posters in Chapter 14, Brother declares himself to be what kind of writer?

3. Who bestowed the name of the Human Trampoline in Quichotte's sister, according to him?

4. To whom does a particular character send an email message in Chapter 15 while pretending to be Sister?

5. On which other character is the fictional character of the Human Trampoline based?

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