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

2. Which meteorological element is NOT part of the weather that greets Quichotte and Sancho in New York City?

3. Which quality of Sister's is well-known within her social circle?

4. In what position does Sancho sit while riding in the Chevy Cruze with Quichotte?

5. How does the narrator define the nationality of Ex-Wife, Brother's former spouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What element does Sancho decide is the "key to survival" (129) in life and what is the source of his conclusion?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the setting of the novel's eleventh chapter?

10. 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?

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

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 Rushdie from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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