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

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

3. In the novel's second chapter, what new information is revealed about Quichotte?
(a) He is a young man.
(b) He has forgotten how to love.
(c) He is a fictional character.
(d) He is immortal.

4. 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 seahorse.
(b) The jellyfish.
(c) The octopus.
(d) The starfish.

5. When discussing Sam DuChamp in the second chapter, the narrator says, "We will call him" (21) by what name?
(a) Rival.
(b) Brother.
(c) Father.
(d) Cousin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what position does Hoke work for Miss Salma R.?

3. In what state is the Lake Capote Recreation Area?

4. What is the name of Miss Salma R.'s grandmother?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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