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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapter 9: An Unpleasantness at Lake Capote, and Subsequent Disturbances in Reality - Chapter 11: Dr. Smile Meets Mr. Thayer; and a Grandfather Emerges From the Past to Haunt the Present.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thayer possesses a counterfeit press pass stating affiliation with which periodical?
(a) Miami Herald.
(b) New York Post.
(c) Washington Post.
(d) San Francisco Chronicle.

2. How many spy novels has Sam DuChamp written by the time he embarks on a work of experimental fiction?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. In the novel's second chapter, what new information is revealed about Quichotte?
(a) He is immortal.
(b) He has forgotten how to love.
(c) He is a fictional character.
(d) He is a young man.

4. What is the title of Dr. Smile and his wife's special song?
(a) Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.
(b) Afternoon Delight.
(c) Everything's Coming Up Roses.
(d) When You're Smiling.

5. Sancho states that Quichotte, whom he calls Dad, is how many years old?
(a) 50.
(b) 60.
(c) 70.
(d) 80.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes the whole of Rushdie's novel by using which two adjectives?

2. Quichotte tells Sancho at the start of the seventh chapter that "Love is" (94) what?

3. The narrator apologizes in the seventh chapter for forgetting to tell the reader about what item inside the trunk of Quichotte's car?

4. Besides the one attempt to camp, where do Quichotte stay throughout their road trip?

5. Quichotte's second letter to Salma R begins when he declares himself to be a what?

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