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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Quichotte decides in the novel's first chapter that Sancho is "approximately the same hue as" (19) which character?
2. Quichotte tells Sancho in the seventh chapter, "No great quest, my boy, was ever achieved except by those with" (98) what?
3. What language is spoken by the talking insect encountered by Sancho and Quichotte in the novel's seventh chapter?
4. Which term does the narrator apply to Dr. Smile in the novel's fifth chapter?
5. Quichotte's second letter to Salma R begins when he declares himself to be a what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of Brother's use of the second person point of view in the novel's fourth chapter?
2. Describe at least two different levels of reality introduced within the first two chapters of Quichotte.
3. In what way is irony used to portray the depths of Dr. Smile's deceitful ways?
4. What type of insect appears to Sancho and to what text is Rushdie alluding with this scene in the novel's seventh chapter?
5. In what way does Rushdie use the subject of the quest narrative to illustrate qualities of Sancho's personality?
6. What two elements does Quichotte name as the components that came together to create Sancho?
7. In what setting does the novel's fourth chapter take place?
8. Describe the circumstances that lead to Quichotte becoming a father in Chapter 1 of the novel.
9. Who is Sam DuChamp?
10. For what reason does Rushdie allude to the Hollywood stars Marilyn Monroe and Greta Garbo in the third chapter of Quichotte?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explicate the theme of courage within Quichotte. What is Rushdie’s message regarding courage and how do you know?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Rushdie’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of Quichotte.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Rushdie's choice to tell the story of Quichotte using a third person omniscient narrator. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Rushdie’s intended effects on the reader?
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