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

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

3. What type of education did Sister complete against her parents' wishes?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Culinary Arts.
(d) Law.

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

5. During Miss Salma R's severe manic episode, she spent an astronomical amount of money on what types of objects?
(a) Pieces of jewelry.
(b) Fur coats.
(c) Sports cars.
(d) Works of art.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sancho states in the sixth chapter that the difference between himself and God is that "God has a" (71) what?

2. A clip from Miss Salma R.'s popular spy show went viral and forever after, she has been associated her with which sea creature?

3. Quichotte tells Sancho at the start of the seventh chapter that "Love is" (94) what?

4. In which city does Dr. Smile live, according to the narrator of the novel's fifth chapter?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What major transition in Miss Salma R's life came shortly before the onset of her problems with addictive behaviors?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the circumstances that lead to Quichotte becoming a father in Chapter 1 of the novel.

9. Who is Sam DuChamp?

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

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