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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Continued.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what decade does Rushdie posit the human population of India exceeded the divine?
(a) 1920s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1950s.

2. Which of the following is carried in effigy in the Ganpati festival?
(a) Vishnu.
(b) Indra.
(c) Ganesh.
(d) Rama.

3. What writer does Rushdie note denies desire to understand other writers’ processes?
(a) VS Naipaul.
(b) Salman Rushdie.
(c) Nuruddin Farah.
(d) Bharati Mukherjee.

4. How large an advance did Rushdie receive for his first published novel?
(a) £300.
(b) £500.
(c) £700.
(d) £900.

5. In which of the following is Coalhouse Walker a character?
(a) Loon Lake.
(b) Andrew’s Brain.
(c) World’s Fair.
(d) Ragtime.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims to have been the inspiration for Rushdie’s character Vina Aspara?

2. What sculptor does Rushdie suggest for Saligia?

3. With which of the following does Part Two end?

4. Who is known as the “Mama of Dada” (176)?

5. Which of Hans Christian Andersen’s stories does Rushdie regard as his best?

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