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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rushdie note was her preferred bookseller in Cambridge?
(a) Brother & Sister.
(b) Bowes & Bowes.
(c) Bird & Baby.
(d) Barnes & Noble.

2. Who is known as the “Mama of Dada” (176)?
(a) Beatrice Wood.
(b) Harry Potter.
(c) Harry Wood.
(d) Beatrix Potter.

3. To which of the following does Rushdie report his parents moved?
(a) Lahore.
(b) Karachi.
(c) Islamabad.
(d) Rajkot.

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

5. Which of the following does Rushdie call “The first great writer I knew” (158)?
(a) Faiz Ahmed Faiz.
(b) Mirza Ghalib.
(c) Mir Taqi Mir.
(d) Ahmad Faraz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following novels does Rushdie reference?

2. In what year does Rushdie first encounter Muhammad Ali?

3. From which of the following does Rushdie note All in the Family is adapted?

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

5. How many Academy Awards does Rushdie note The Curious Case of Benjamin Button won?

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