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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 authors does Rushdie note having read?
(a) John Gardner.
(b) William H. Gass.
(c) Liz Rosenberg.
(d) Gail Godwin.

2. With which of the following does Part One end?
(a) “I am proud to receive an award named for Harold Pinter, a great writer, a great citizen, and a great friend in need.”
(b) “Happy Commencement Day.”
(c) “And in our age of oversimplification, this beautiful complication has never been more important.”
(d) “…once you have found your wings, you fly.”

3. To what literary device does Rushdie suggest García Márquez is prone?
(a) Periphrasis.
(b) Litotes.
(c) Laconism.
(d) Hyperbole.

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

5. In which London neighborhood did Rushdie live while working part-time in advertising?
(a) Belsize Park.
(b) Islington.
(c) Camden Town.
(d) Kentish Town.

Short Answer Questions

1. How large an advance did Rushdie receive for his first published novel?

2. From which of the following does Rushdie note borrowing?

3. To which of the following does Rushdie compare Kurt Vonnegut?

4. In which of the following does Rushdie note the Ramayana is adapted?

5. In what year does Rushdie note having first read One Hundred Years of Solitude?

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