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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 gods.
(b) The spirits.
(c) The angels.
(d) The stars.

3. How many unsuccessful marriages has Miss Salma R. had, according to the narrator in the eighth chapter?
(a) 1.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

5. The television show used by Quichotte to instruct Sancho in the ways of love first aired in which year?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1975.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the novel's second chapter, what new information is revealed about Quichotte?

2. The product that made a fortune for Smile Pharmaceuticals Inc is fentanyl in what form?

3. When Miss Salma R's doctors take her off lithium, they prescribe which treatments instead?

4. Sancho states that Quichotte, whom he calls Dad, is how many years old?

5. In the novel's third chapter, the mother of Miss Salma R. is likened to whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Brother's comment about the novel entitled Quichotte having a story that is "plural and sprawling"?

2. What two elements does Quichotte name as the components that came together to create Sancho?

3. Who is Sam DuChamp?

4. Describe Sancho's overall impressions of his father Quichotte.

5. In what setting does the novel's fourth chapter take place?

6. What eventuality concerning Dr. R. K. Smile's career is revealed in the novel's fifth chapter?

7. What type of insect appears to Sancho and to what text is Rushdie alluding with this scene in the novel's seventh chapter?

8. Provide three facts about Quichotte's life, as revealed in Chapter 1: Quichotte, an Old Man, Falls in Love, Embarks on a Quest, and Becomes a Father.

9. What type of correspondence does Quichotte use to communicate with Miss Salma R for the first time?

10. What is the nature of the quest to which the title of Chapter 1 of Quichotte refers?

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