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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. The woman in the cream house is described as a member of which people?
(a) The Maori people.
(b) The Polish people.
(c) The Aztec people.
(d) The Telangana people.

2. What is Sancho's main desire, as revealed in the novel's ninth chapter?
(a) A career.
(b) A girlfriend.
(c) A car of his own.
(d) A home.

3. In what manner did Miss Salma R's mother and grandmother both die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Homicide.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Drug overdose.

4. How does the narrator define the nationality of Ex-Wife, Brother's former spouse?
(a) French.
(b) Turkish.
(c) American.
(d) British.

5. What type of establishment is the Blue Yorker, where Quichotte and Sancho intend to stay while in New York City?
(a) A motor inn.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A shelter.
(d) A hostel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sancho decides in the novel's tenth chapter that Quichotte is "truly" (145) what?

2. Against whose advice did Miss Salma R trust and love her maternal grandfather, Babajan?

3. In Chapter 15, the reader learns that Daughter uses what term to refer to her stepfather?

4. How many security guards show up when "the white lady" (126) launches a racist verbal attack against Quichotte and Sancho at Lake Capote?

5. Thayer listens to which character speak to an audience at a conference featured in the novel's eleventh chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the setting of the novel's eleventh chapter?

3. For what reason does Rushdie utilize a gambling metaphor within Chapter 13 of Part Two?

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

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

6. For what purpose does Rushdie use an allusion to Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick in Part Two, Chapter 9: An Unpleasantness at Lake Capote, and Subsequent Disturbances in Reality?

7. For what reason do Quichotte and Sancho visit Lake Capote in Colorado?

8. What positive traits does Miss Salma R come to believe Quichotte possesses, after reading two of his letters?

9. For what reason do Quichotte and Sancho stay at Lake Capote only briefly?

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

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