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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. Against whose advice did Miss Salma R trust and love her maternal grandfather, Babajan?
(a) Her aunt's and her mother's.
(b) Her grandmother's.
(c) Her sister's and her mother's.
(d) Her mother's and her grandmother's.

2. What is NOT a reason Sancho provides when he names four reasons why people go to New York City?
(a) To be loved.
(b) To be born again.
(c) To be broken.
(d) To be discovered.

3. Besides the one attempt to camp, where do Quichotte stay throughout their road trip?
(a) In the car.
(b) In 24-hour gyms.
(c) In movie theaters.
(d) In motels.

4. What object is Lance Makioka holding on his lap when he confronts Brother in Brother's own home?
(a) A gun.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A knife.
(d) An envelope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what position does Sancho sit while riding in the Chevy Cruze with Quichotte?

2. When Rushdie uses a gambling metaphor in Chapter 13, he portrays Quichotte as "betting on" (192) what?

3. What is Sancho's main desire, as revealed in the novel's ninth chapter?

4. Who bestowed the name of the Human Trampoline in Quichotte's sister, according to him?

5. What element obscures Quichotte's view of the creatures chasing him and Sancho in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss an instance of foreshadowing used within Part Two of Quichotte.

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

5. What element does Sancho decide is the "key to survival" (129) in life and what is the source of his conclusion?

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

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

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

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

10. On whose behalf is Anderson Thayer meeting with Dr. R. K. Smile in the novel's eleventh chapter?

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