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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Quichotte tells Sancho near the end of the first chapter that what event will occur if they fail on their quest?
(a) Quichotte will cease to exist.
(b) Quichotte will be fired.
(c) Sancho will cease to exist.
(d) Miss Salma R. will cease to exist.

2. A clip from Miss Salma R.'s popular spy show went viral and forever after, she has been associated her with which sea creature?
(a) The starfish.
(b) The octopus.
(c) The jellyfish.
(d) The seahorse.

3. In what position does Hoke work for Miss Salma R.?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Chauffeur.
(c) Dog walker.
(d) Accountant.

4. To which celebrity does the narrator liken Miss Salma R. while calling her "America's 2.0" (85)?
(a) Madonna.
(b) Oprah Winfrey.
(c) Hillary Clinton.
(d) Whoopi Goldberg.

5. When discussing Sam DuChamp in the second chapter, the narrator says, "We will call him" (21) by what name?
(a) Rival.
(b) Brother.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Father.

6. Quichotte is described as often finding "himself incapable of distinguishing between" (2) which two elements?
(a) Illusion and reality.
(b) Surrealism and hyperrealism.
(c) Night and day.
(d) Good and evil.

7. The narrator opens the fourth chapter of the novel by stating, "They do things differently" (53) in which country?
(a) England.
(b) The United States.
(c) France.
(d) India.

8. When Quichotte notes a wasted asset of Quichotte's, what item does he name?
(a) A large vocabulary.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Imagination.
(d) Loyalty.

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

10. To what form of media is Quichotte addicted, as revealed in the first chapter of the novel?
(a) Movies.
(b) Television.
(c) Graphic novels.
(d) Romance novels.

11. How many unsuccessful marriages has Miss Salma R. had, according to the narrator in the eighth chapter?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 0.

12. In what state is the Lake Capote Recreation Area?
(a) Utah.
(b) Colorado.
(c) California.
(d) Nevada.

13. Sancho muses near the end of the novel's sixth chapter that for some people, what kind of narrative is always attractive?
(a) Quest.
(b) Carnivalesque.
(c) Flash fiction.
(d) Bildungsroman.

14. The product that made a fortune for Smile Pharmaceuticals Inc is fentanyl in what form?
(a) A lollipop.
(b) A popsicle.
(c) A spray.
(d) A drink.

15. Quichotte tells Sancho in the seventh chapter, "I brought you into existence by the powers of my wishing and the kindness of" what?
(a) The stars.
(b) The gods.
(c) The spirits.
(d) The angels.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city does Dr. Smile live, according to the narrator of the novel's fifth chapter?

2. What is the name of the product that made Smile Pharmaceuticals Inc their fortune?

3. With what name does Quichotte sign the first letter he sends to Miss Salma R.?

4. Miss Salma R is a third-generation sufferer of which malady?

5. In what type of restaurant does Sancho realize that only Quichotte can see or hear him?

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