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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 Telangana people.
(c) The Polish people.
(d) The Aztec people.

2. For what purpose do Quichotte and Sancho visit Lake Capote?
(a) To camp.
(b) To conduct a photo shoot.
(c) To film a movie.
(d) To build a treehouse.

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

4. The night Quichotte and Sancho stay in a motel in Berenger, New Jersey, they plan to enter which city the following morning?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York City.
(c) Boston.
(d) Newark.

5. Quichotte and Sancho arrive in New York City toward the end of which month?
(a) June.
(b) April.
(c) October.
(d) September.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which meteorological element is NOT part of the weather that greets Quichotte and Sancho in New York City?

2. According to Brother, on whom is the character of Miss Salma R based?

3. What kinds of objects does Thayer collect in case he wants to extort anything from Miss Salma R in the future?

4. In what location is Sancho walking when he is accosted and attacked by a group of white men in suits?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. To what creature does Rushdie compare Quichotte as he is "driving the Cruze out of the Lincoln Tunnel into Manhattan" (192) and why?

10. Describe the weather that greets Quichotte and Sancho when they finally arrive in New York City and discuss its significance.

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