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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way are Sancho and Quichotte related?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are brothers.
(c) They are father and son.
(d) They are grandfather and grandson.

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

3. The narrator describes the whole of Rushdie's novel by using which two adjectives?
(a) Quick and dirty.
(b) Fragmented and hallucinatory.
(c) Lithe and supple.
(d) Plural and sprawling.

4. What kind of a name is Sam DuChamp, according to the narrator of the novel's second chapter?
(a) An alias.
(b) An Anglicized name.
(c) A pen name.
(d) A palindrome.

5. Miss Salma R is a third-generation sufferer of which malady?
(a) Bipolar disorder.
(b) Anemia.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Migraines.

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

7. What is the relationship that exists between Dr. R.K. Smile and Quichotte?
(a) Brothers.
(b) Stepbrothers.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Brothers-in-law.

8. In the third chapter, Quichotte sends Miss Salma R. a note containing how many words?
(a) 73.
(b) 198.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

9. What is the nature of the quarrel that developed between Sister and DuChamp?
(a) Logistical.
(b) Financial.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Territorial.

10. What is the name of Miss Salma R.'s grandmother?
(a) Miss Layla R.
(b) Miss Michelle R.
(c) Miss Dina R.
(d) Miss Racine R.

11. Which country is NOT one of the three settings featured within the novel, according to the narrator in the fourth chapter?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) The United States.
(c) India.
(d) Canada.

12. What kind of dance does Quichotte do in hopes of eliciting a sign about the journey's next move?
(a) Sun.
(b) Line.
(c) Moon.
(d) Square.

13. The character referred to as Sister is described as being from which part of the world?
(a) Australia.
(b) Eastern Europe.
(c) South Asia.
(d) South America.

14. Which term does the narrator apply to Dr. Smile in the novel's fifth chapter?
(a) Octagenarian.
(b) Philanthropist.
(c) Millionaire.
(d) Billionaire.

15. Sancho reports that Quichotte lost which member of his family when he was only three years old?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many unsuccessful marriages has Miss Salma R. had, according to the narrator in the eighth chapter?

2. In which city did Miss Salma R once have a severe manic episode?

3. Sancho states in the sixth chapter that the difference between himself and God is that "God has a" (71) what?

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

5. To what form of media is Quichotte addicted, as revealed in the first chapter of the novel?

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