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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 characters does Rushdie reference?
(a) FitzChivalry Farseer.
(b) Bilbo Baggins.
(c) Thomas Covenant.
(d) Elijah Baley.

2. For how many Academy Awards does Rushdie note The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was nominated?
(a) 7.
(b) 13.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

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

4. At which of the following universities did Rushdie study?
(a) Imperial College London.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) University of Edinburgh.
(d) Oxford.

5. Which of the following books does Rushdie reference?
(a) Ravelstein.
(b) Seize the Day.
(c) Mr. Sammler’s Planet.
(d) Augie March.

Short Answer Questions

1. What meaning is ascribed to the name Scheherazade?

2. What does Rushdie note was her preferred bookseller in Cambridge?

3. For what virtue does Rushdie commend Harold Pinter?

4. With which of the following does Part One end?

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

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