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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. A clip from Miss Salma R.'s popular spy show went viral and forever after, she has been associated her with which sea creature?
(a) The octopus.
(b) The jellyfish.
(c) The seahorse.
(d) The starfish.

2. How many spy novels has Sam DuChamp written by the time he embarks on a work of experimental fiction?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

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

4. When Quichotte notes a wasted asset of Quichotte's, what item does he name?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) A large vocabulary.
(d) Imagination.

5. In the novel's third chapter, the mother of Miss Salma R. is likened to whom?
(a) Marilyn Monroe.
(b) Athena.
(c) Rita Hayworth.
(d) Glinda the Good Witch.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the relationship between the age of Quichotte and the age of DuChamp?

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

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

5. What emotion does Sancho experience when he gets too far away from Quichotte?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. For what purpose does Quichotte use an allusion to The Dating Game to teach Sancho about love?

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

4. Who is Sam DuChamp?

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

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

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

8. Describe at least two different levels of reality introduced within the first two chapters of Quichotte.

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

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

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