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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how old is Sancho?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

2. 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 palindrome.
(d) A pen name.

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

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

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

6. In which city did Miss Salma R once have a severe manic episode?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Portland.
(d) Los Angeles.

7. Miss Salma R. has an addiction to which substance, according to the narrator of the novel's third chapter?
(a) Adderall.
(b) Pain medication.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Heroin.

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

9. What is the name of Miss Salma R.'s mother?
(a) Miss Lucille R.
(b) Miss Angie R.
(c) Miss Kitty R.
(d) Miss Anisa R.

10. Quichotte tells Sancho at the start of the seventh chapter that "Love is" (94) what?
(a) An audition.
(b) Strange.
(c) All-encompassing.
(d) A rose.

11. With what name does Quichotte sign the first letter he sends to Miss Salma R.?
(a) A Secret Admirer.
(b) Dr. Smile.
(c) Quichotte.
(d) Mr. X.

12. What adjective does the narrator apply to the reader while speaking directly to the reader in the novel's fourth chapter?
(a) Dear.
(b) Loving.
(c) Kind.
(d) Patient.

13. What language is spoken by the talking insect encountered by Sancho and Quichotte in the novel's seventh chapter?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) Spanish.

14. Rushdie likens Quichotte to which character featured in The Wizard of Oz?
(a) The Tin Man.
(b) Glinda.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) The Scarecrow.

15. What emotion does Sancho experience when he gets too far away from Quichotte?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Fear.
(c) Relief.
(d) Confusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the third chapter, Quichotte sends Miss Salma R. a note containing how many words?

2. What city is named as "the capital of Indian America," (66) according to the narrator?

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

4. In the third chapter of the novel, Miss Salma R.'s grandmother is likened to whom?

5. Once Dr. Smile's "enterprises" mysteriously end "in ruins," (69) many people will attribute the downfall to which trait?

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