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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Quichotte tells Sancho near the end of the first chapter that what event will occur if they fail on their quest?

3. To which celebrity does the narrator liken Miss Salma R. while calling her "America's 2.0" (85)?

4. What kind of a name is Sam DuChamp, according to the narrator of the novel's second chapter?

5. What is the title of Dr. Smile and his wife's special song?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is irony used to portray the depths of Dr. Smile's deceitful ways?

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

3. Who is Dr. R. K. Smile and in what way is he related to Quichotte?

4. 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.

5. What is Miss Salma R's history in relation to marriage?

6. For what reason does Rushdie allude to the Hollywood stars Marilyn Monroe and Greta Garbo in the third chapter of Quichotte?

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. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality surface in relation to the novel's protagonist, Quichotte?

9. What is the significance of Brother's use of the second person point of view in the novel's fourth chapter?

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

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