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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. Thayer possesses a counterfeit press pass stating affiliation with which periodical?
(a) New York Post.
(b) Washington Post.
(c) San Francisco Chronicle.
(d) Miami Herald.

2. From what novel's contents does Sancho learn "the key to survival" (129)?
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) Madame Bovary.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) Crime and Punishment.

3. Quichotte tells Sancho that "Human life is mostly" (150) what?
(a) Waiting.
(b) Drudgery.
(c) Bliss.
(d) Unhappiness.

4. How old was Miss Salma R when Babajan, her maternal grandfather, first kissed her on the mouth?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 10.

5. What element obscures Quichotte's view of the creatures chasing him and Sancho in Chapter 12?
(a) Fog.
(b) Driving rain.
(c) A building.
(d) Sancho's hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose do Quichotte and Sancho visit Lake Capote?

2. What type of accent does Jonesco have, according to the narrator?

3. When Chapter 14 begins, it is revealed that Brother has how many children?

4. What is NOT a reason Sancho provides when he names four reasons why people go to New York City?

5. Which cartoon character is Thayer said to resemble?

Short Essay Questions

1. What element is said to be desired by Sancho more than any other?

2. How do Son's parents discover what happened to Son after his sudden disappearance?

3. What odd accessory does Sancho notice around the white lady's neck as he and Quichotte leave Lake Capote?

4. What action finally results in a reunion between Brother and Sister and who takes that action?

5. What traumatic childhood scenario within Miss Salma R's childhood is explained in the novel's eleventh chapter?

6. What is the symbolism of Babajan's laugh, as revealed in the novel's eleventh chapter?

7. How do Quichotte and Sancho escape from the mastodons in Berenger, New Jersey?

8. What is the significance of Brother's encounter with the "mosaic portraits of authors and musicians" (213) in the subway station?

9. Discuss an instance in the novel when humor is used to underscore the theme of absurdity.

10. Which character wants to facilitate a reconciliation between Brother and Sister and why?

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