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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following novels does Rushdie reference?
(a) Pudd’nhead Wilson.
(b) Innocents Abroad.
(c) Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.
(d) Huckleberry Finn.

2. In what year does Rushdie report having met Eudora Welty?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1982.

3. What message does Vonnegut’s work assert is encoded in the Kremlin?
(a) “You will be on your way before you know it.”
(b) “Be patient. We haven’t forgotten you.”
(c) “Pack up your things and be ready to leave on short notice.”
(d) “Replacement part being rushed with all possible speed.”

4. To which of the following does Rushdie compare Joseph Heller?
(a) Buster Keaton.
(b) Stan Laurel.
(c) Rudolph Valentino.
(d) Charlie Chaplin.

5. Which of the following sins does Rushdie claim is worst?
(a) Envy.
(b) Wrath.
(c) Pride.
(d) Sloth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does Rushdie report being among his father’s library?

3. With which of the following does “Introduction to The Paris Review Interviews, Vol. IV” begin?

4. As which of the following does Rushdie explain Heraclitus’s idea of daimon?

5. Which of the following fantasy authors does Rushdie reference?

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