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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. Discussing New York City in Chapter 13, the narrator states that the city glistens "in the morning like a new" (193) what?

2. What object is Lance Makioka holding on his lap when he confronts Brother in Brother's own home?

3. When Brother and Ex-Wife speak with the police, they find that has Son chosen to take which action in relation to his family?

4. What criticism does Sancho make about Quichotte's driving skills?

5. Long after it is over, Quichotte and Sancho both feel what way about the incident at Lake Capote with the white lady?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For what reason do Quichotte and Sancho visit Lake Capote in Colorado?

3. What element does Quichotte name as "the only antidote for human misery" (156) and with whom does he share this information?

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

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. What element is said to be desired by Sancho more than any other?

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

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

9. What positive traits does Miss Salma R come to believe Quichotte possesses, after reading two of his letters?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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