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

2. What is the name of the product that made Smile Pharmaceuticals Inc their fortune?

3. What is the name of Miss Salma R.'s mother?

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

5. What language is spoken by the talking insect encountered by Sancho and Quichotte in the novel's seventh chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the catalyst for Miss Salma R's doctors' decision to prescribe electroconvulsive therapy treatments?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Sam DuChamp?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Rushdie’s novel Quichotte. What message is Rushdie sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Read a lengthy interview with Rushdie. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Rushdie’s answers and a major theme presented within the text of Quichotte.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Quichotte and one of the novel's main messages. How does Rushdie make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?

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