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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 promises to teach Sancho different dialects of which language?

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

3. Quichotte and Sancho arrive in New York City toward the end of which month?

4. When Quichotte insists that he and Sancho must give up their desires and attachments, which element of life does he declare exempt?

5. Jonesco, the motel clerk at the Jonesco Motor Inn, mutters under his breath about the need for what objects?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What odd accessory does Sancho notice around the white lady's neck as he and Quichotte leave Lake Capote?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the topic of hope treated within Quichotte and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

What messages does Rushdie send to the audience about the themes of isolation and outreach?

Essay Topic 3

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

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