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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which city does Dr. Smile live, according to the narrator of the novel's fifth chapter?
(a) El Paso.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) New York City.
(d) Juarez.

2. 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 angels.
(b) The spirits.
(c) The stars.
(d) The gods.

3. The television show used by Quichotte to instruct Sancho in the ways of love first aired in which year?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1989.

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

5. What object in Sancho's possession does Quichotte recognize from an old photo of himself?
(a) A pair of boots.
(b) A set of spurs.
(c) A pair of sunglasses.
(d) A baseball cap.

Short Answer Questions

1. Quichotte tells Sancho in the seventh chapter, "No great quest, my boy, was ever achieved except by those with" (98) what?

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

3. How many spy novels has Sam DuChamp written by the time he embarks on a work of experimental fiction?

4. Three generations of whose family are said to suffer from struggles with mental health?

5. What is the name of Miss Salma R.'s mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Dr. R. K. Smile and in what way is he related to Quichotte?

2. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality surface in relation to the novel's protagonist, Quichotte?

3. What eventuality concerning Dr. R. K. Smile's career is revealed in the novel's fifth chapter?

4. Describe Sancho's overall impressions of his father Quichotte.

5. Describe the circumstances that lead to Quichotte becoming a father in Chapter 1 of the novel.

6. In what setting does the novel's fourth chapter take place?

7. In what way does Rushdie use the subject of the quest narrative to illustrate qualities of Sancho's personality?

8. What is the significance of Brother's comment about the novel entitled Quichotte having a story that is "plural and sprawling"?

9. In what way is irony used to portray the depths of Dr. Smile's deceitful ways?

10. What was the catalyst for Miss Salma R's doctors' decision to prescribe electroconvulsive therapy treatments?

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