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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 tells Sancho that "Human life is mostly" (150) what?
2. Quichotte and Sancho arrive in New York City toward the end of which month?
3. Which quality of Sister's is well-known within her social circle?
4. A certain novel's contents alerts Sancho to the lesson that which element is "the key to survival" (129)?
5. In what position does Sancho sit while riding in the Chevy Cruze with Quichotte?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the weather that greets Quichotte and Sancho when they finally arrive in New York City and discuss its significance.
2. For what purpose does Rushdie use an allusion to Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick in Part Two, Chapter 9: An Unpleasantness at Lake Capote, and Subsequent Disturbances in Reality?
3. How do Quichotte and Sancho escape from the mastodons in Berenger, New Jersey?
4. What positive traits does Miss Salma R come to believe Quichotte possesses, after reading two of his letters?
5. What is the setting of the novel's eleventh chapter?
6. What element is said to be desired by Sancho more than any other?
7. To what creature does Rushdie compare Quichotte as he is "driving the Cruze out of the Lincoln Tunnel into Manhattan" (192) and why?
8. For what reason do Quichotte and Sancho stay at Lake Capote only briefly?
9. For what reason do Quichotte and Sancho visit Lake Capote in Colorado?
10. What traumatic childhood scenario within Miss Salma R's childhood is explained 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
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
What messages does Rushdie send to the audience about the themes of isolation and outreach?
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