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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. Sancho states in the sixth chapter that the difference between himself and God is that "God has a" (71) what?
(a) Dream.
(b) Plan.
(c) Job.
(d) Mother.

2. The character referred to as Sister is described as being from which part of the world?
(a) Eastern Europe.
(b) South America.
(c) South Asia.
(d) Australia.

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

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

5. In which direction do Sancho and Quichotte head on Highway 160 in the seventh chapter?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) East.
(d) West.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In which city did Miss Salma R once have a severe manic episode?

4. In what country was Quichotte born and raised?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss the malady that Miss Salma R's inherited from her mother and grandmother.

4. In what way does Rushdie use the subject of the quest narrative to illustrate qualities of Sancho's personality?

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

6. At what important realization does Sancho arrive while standing in a Subway restaurant in the novel's sixth chapter?

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

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

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

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

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