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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. Which fairy tale character is Thayer said to resemble?

2. Discussing New York City in Chapter 13, the narrator states that the city glistens "in the morning like a new" (193) what?

3. Which quality of Sister's is well-known within her social circle?

4. Quichotte tells Sancho in the novel's tenth chapter, "Only knowledge of" what "can save us now" (145)?

5. How does Sancho react when the woman in the cream house tells him to go away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What positive traits does Miss Salma R come to believe Quichotte possesses, after reading two of his letters?

3. Under what circumstances does Son disappear for several weeks?

4. Discuss an instance in the novel when humor is used to underscore the theme of absurdity.

5. To what creature does Rushdie compare Quichotte as he is "driving the Cruze out of the Lincoln Tunnel into Manhattan" (192) and why?

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

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

8. What odd accessory does Sancho notice around the white lady's neck as he and Quichotte leave Lake Capote?

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

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

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

Write an essay that discusses the symbolism of the cover art chosen for Quichotte.

Essay Topic 3

How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the novel Quichotte and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

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