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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. After how many hours does Brother respond to the email he receives from Sister in Chapter 15?

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

3. In what location is Sancho walking when he is accosted and attacked by a group of white men in suits?

4. While thinking about the subway posters in Chapter 14, Brother declares himself to be what kind of father?

5. When Quichotte and Sancho find themselves arriving in New York City in Chapter 13, what form of transportation had they used to get there?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Under what circumstances does Son disappear for several weeks?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Rushdie’s novel Quichotte. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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

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