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

2. According to Brother, on whom is the character of Miss Salma R based?

3. How many security guards show up when "the white lady" (126) launches a racist verbal attack against Quichotte and Sancho at Lake Capote?

4. Who bestowed the name of the Human Trampoline in Quichotte's sister, according to him?

5. Once Jonesco has examined particular parts of Quichotte and Sancho's bodies, what term does he use in his diagnosis?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the symbolism of Babajan's laugh, as revealed in the novel's eleventh chapter?

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

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

5. To what creature does Rushdie compare Quichotte as he is "driving the Cruze out of the Lincoln Tunnel into Manhattan" (192) and why?

6. Discuss an instance in the novel when humor is used to underscore the theme of absurdity.

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

8. Discuss an instance of foreshadowing used within Part Two of Quichotte.

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

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

What ultimate message is Rushdie sending about the characteristics of life in the United States?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Quichotte and analyze Rushdie’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Rushdie's choice to tell the story of Quichotte using a third person omniscient narrator. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Rushdie’s intended effects on the reader?

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