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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. How many unsuccessful marriages has Miss Salma R. had, according to the narrator in the eighth chapter?

2. What kind of a name is Sam DuChamp, according to the narrator of the novel's second chapter?

3. What object in Sancho's possession does Quichotte recognize from an old photo of himself?

4. In the novel's third chapter, the mother of Miss Salma R. is likened to whom?

5. Which term does the narrator apply to Dr. Smile in the novel's fifth chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major transition in Miss Salma R's life came shortly before the onset of her problems with addictive behaviors?

2. What type of correspondence does Quichotte use to communicate with Miss Salma R for the first time?

3. Who is Sam DuChamp?

4. For what purpose does Quichotte use an allusion to The Dating Game to teach Sancho about love?

5. What is the nature of the quest to which the title of Chapter 1 of Quichotte refers?

6. What is the significance of Brother's use of the second person point of view in the novel's fourth chapter?

7. In what way is irony used to portray the depths of Dr. Smile's deceitful ways?

8. What eventuality concerning Dr. R. K. Smile's career is revealed in the novel's fifth chapter?

9. In what way does Rushdie use the subject of the quest narrative to illustrate qualities of Sancho's personality?

10. Describe at least two different levels of reality introduced within the first two chapters of Quichotte.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss Rushdie's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of Quichotte.

Essay Topic 3

How is the topic of hope treated within Quichotte and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

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