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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In which of the following does Rushdie note the Ramayana is adapted?
(a) Pataal Lok.
(b) Amar Chitra Katha.
(c) Combat of Shadows.
(d) Hamzanama.

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

4. With which of the following does the first essay in the section, “Wonder Tales,” begin?
(a) “What, art thou mad? Art thou mad?”
(b) “The last time I heard from Philip Roth was in October 2017.”
(c) “Before there were books, there were stories.”
(d) “I once asked a maker of fine gold jewelry why she only worked in such an expensive material.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following authors does Rushdie note having read?

2. To which of the following does Rushdie compare Philip Roth?

3. In what year does Rushdie note having first read Portnoy’s Complaint?

4. Which of the following is attributed to Edward Bond?

5. Which of the following books does Rushdie reference?

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