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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. Once Dr. Smile's "enterprises" mysteriously end "in ruins," (69) many people will attribute the downfall to which trait?

2. In the novel's second chapter, what new information is revealed about Quichotte?

3. Quichotte tells Sancho near the end of the first chapter that what event will occur if they fail on their quest?

4. What is the name of Miss Salma R.'s grandmother?

5. What emotion does Sancho experience when he gets too far away from Quichotte?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Sam DuChamp?

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

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

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

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

6. What type of insect appears to Sancho and to what text is Rushdie alluding with this scene in the novel's seventh chapter?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What message is Rushdie sending regarding the source of human flaws and unhappiness?

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

How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the novel Quichotte and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

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