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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. Quichotte is described as often finding "himself incapable of distinguishing between" (2) which two elements?

2. To what form of media is Quichotte addicted, as revealed in the first chapter of the novel?

3. What is the relationship between the age of Quichotte and the age of DuChamp?

4. In what type of restaurant does Sancho realize that only Quichotte can see or hear him?

5. The television show used by Quichotte to instruct Sancho in the ways of love first aired in which year?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Sam DuChamp?

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

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

7. At what important realization does Sancho arrive while standing in a Subway restaurant in the novel's sixth chapter?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the final passages included at the end of Quichotte.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that discusses the symbolism of the cover art chosen for Quichotte.

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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