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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On whom does Rushdie note Harper Lee’s Dill is based?
(a) Tennessee Williams.
(b) Truman Capote.
(c) Peter Falk.
(d) Perry Edward Smith.

2. In the context of discussing Muhammad Ali, the word “hagiography” most nearly means which of the following?
(a) Praise-writing.
(b) Laughing-earth writing.
(c) Shame-writing.
(d) Hag-writing.

3. As which of the following does Rushdie gloss"khalaas"?
(a) Ramshackle.
(b) Done for.
(c) Peace.
(d) Suspect.

4. How does Rushdie gloss the term “Trümmerliteratur”?
(a) “Stomach literature.”
(b) “Truthful literature.”
(c) “Drummer literature.”
(d) “Rubble literature.”

5. Which of the following does Rushdie cite in protest of a proposed UK law that would have forbidden criticizing religion?
(a) Eddie Izzard.
(b) Rowan Atkinson.
(c) Bill Bailey.
(d) John Cleese.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which high school does Rushdie note Philip Roth attended?

2. Which of the following reality shows does Rushdie note invited him to appear?

3. Which of the following does Rushdie cite as an example of a courageous politician?

4. In what year did Dickens die?

5. Which of the following does Rushdie call “The first great writer I knew” (158)?

(see the answer key)

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