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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. Which character "sometimes" has the "strange thought" (152) that maybe someone had created Quichotte just like Quichotte had created him?
(a) The Human Trampoline.
(b) Dr. R. K. Smile.
(c) Sancho.
(d) Brother.

2. Which meteorological element is NOT part of the weather that greets Quichotte and Sancho in New York City?
(a) Rain.
(b) Lightning.
(c) Hail.
(d) Thunder.

3. To whom does a particular character send an email message in Chapter 15 while pretending to be Sister?
(a) Miss Salma R.
(b) Son.
(c) The Human Trampoline.
(d) Brother.

4. On which other character is the fictional character of the Human Trampoline based?
(a) Miss Salma R.
(b) Jonesco.
(c) Daughter.
(d) Sister.

5. What kinds of objects does Thayer collect in case he wants to extort anything from Miss Salma R in the future?
(a) Videos.
(b) Journals.
(c) Emails.
(d) Photographs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sends an email message in Chapter 15 while pretending to be Sister?

2. Thayer possesses a counterfeit press pass stating affiliation with which periodical?

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

4. From what novel's contents does Sancho learn "the key to survival" (129)?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. For what reason do Quichotte and Sancho stop in Berenger, New Jersey before they make their way into New York City?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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