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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many deaths does Rushdie attribute to Shahryar and Shah Zaman in total?
(a) 4,215.
(b) 3,214.
(c) 1,212.
(d) 2,213.

2. Which of the following does Rushdie note transferred control of Bombay to England?
(a) France.
(b) Portugal.
(c) India.
(d) Spain.

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

4. In which city was Vonnegut imprisoned?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Dresden.
(c) Hamburg.
(d) Munich.

5. Which of the following does Rushdie note adapts Jan Potocki?
(a) Andrzej Wajda.
(b) Małgorzata Szumowska.
(c) Agnieszka Holland.
(d) Wojciech Has.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following novels does Rushdie reference?

2. Of which of the following was Heraclitus a prince?

3. In what year does Rushdie report having met Eudora Welty?

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

5. Which of the following of Rushdie’s characters does he admit borrows from a childhood friend?

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