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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what novel's contents does Sancho learn "the key to survival" (129)?

2. Quichotte tells Sancho that "Human life is mostly" (150) what?

3. After how many hours does Brother respond to the email he receives from Sister in Chapter 15?

4. Who introduces Miss Salma R to her newest drug supplier, this time of fentanyl?

5. To whom does Quichotte place a phone call at the end of Chapter 13 after tending to Sancho's wounds?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the weather that greets Quichotte and Sancho when they finally arrive in New York City and discuss its significance.

2. For what reason do Quichotte and Sancho stop in Berenger, New Jersey before they make their way into New York City?

3. For what reason does Rushdie utilize a gambling metaphor within Chapter 13 of Part Two?

4. What is the setting of the novel's eleventh chapter?

5. On whose behalf is Anderson Thayer meeting with Dr. R. K. Smile in the novel's eleventh chapter?

6. What element does Sancho decide is the "key to survival" (129) in life and what is the source of his conclusion?

7. What element is said to be desired by Sancho more than any other?

8. For what purpose does Rushdie use an allusion to Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick in Part Two, Chapter 9: An Unpleasantness at Lake Capote, and Subsequent Disturbances in Reality?

9. What traumatic childhood scenario within Miss Salma R's childhood is explained in the novel's eleventh chapter?

10. What element does Quichotte name as "the only antidote for human misery" (156) and with whom does he share this information?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What message is Rushdie sending regarding the source of human flaws and unhappiness?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Rushdie's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of Quichotte.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Rushdie’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of Quichotte.

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