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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 what position does Sancho sit while riding in the Chevy Cruze with Quichotte?

2. What type of establishment is the Blue Yorker, where Quichotte and Sancho intend to stay while in New York City?

3. Which adjective is used to describe the noise Quichotte and Sancho hear when they get ready to check in to the motor inn in New Jersey?

4. What kinds of objects does Thayer collect in case he wants to extort anything from Miss Salma R in the future?

5. Which fairy tale character is Thayer said to resemble?

Short Essay Questions

1. What action finally results in a reunion between Brother and Sister and who takes that action?

2. What traumatic childhood scenario within Miss Salma R's childhood is explained in the novel's eleventh chapter?

3. For what reason does Rushdie utilize a gambling metaphor within Chapter 13 of Part Two?

4. What is the significance of Brother's encounter with the "mosaic portraits of authors and musicians" (213) in the subway station?

5. For what reason do Quichotte and Sancho stop in Berenger, New Jersey before they make their way into New York City?

6. How do Quichotte and Sancho escape from the mastodons in Berenger, New Jersey?

7. Which character wants to facilitate a reconciliation between Brother and Sister and why?

8. How do Son's parents discover what happened to Son after his sudden disappearance?

9. For what reason do Quichotte and Sancho stay at Lake Capote only briefly?

10. On whose behalf is Anderson Thayer meeting with Dr. R. K. Smile in the novel's eleventh chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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