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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. The narrator describes the whole of Rushdie's novel by using which two adjectives?

2. Quichotte lives "at a series of temporary addresses across" (1) which country?

3. From what malady does DuChamp suffer, according to the narrator?

4. What is the relationship that exists between Dr. R.K. Smile and Quichotte?

5. In what position does Hoke work for Miss Salma R.?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Miss Salma R's history in relation to marriage?

3. Who is Sam DuChamp?

4. For what reason does Rushdie allude to the Hollywood stars Marilyn Monroe and Greta Garbo in the third chapter of Quichotte?

5. Describe Sancho's overall impressions of his father Quichotte.

6. In what setting does the novel's fourth chapter take place?

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

8. What two elements does Quichotte name as the components that came together to create Sancho?

9. What is the significance of Brother's comment about the novel entitled Quichotte having a story that is "plural and sprawling"?

10. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality surface in relation to the novel's protagonist, Quichotte?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Rushdie's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of Quichotte.

Essay Topic 2

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Rushdie’s novel Quichotte. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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