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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. In the third chapter, Quichotte sends Miss Salma R. a note containing how many words?

2. During Miss Salma R's severe manic episode, she spent an astronomical amount of money on what types of objects?

3. The narrator opens the fourth chapter of the novel by stating, "They do things differently" (53) in which country?

4. Miss Salma R. is said to have gone from which location to Hollywood?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Sam DuChamp?

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

What messages does Rushdie send to the audience about the themes of isolation and outreach?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Trace the characterization arc of Salma R's character throughout the novel Quichotte. Discuss whether Salma R is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.

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