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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following is the anthology dedicated?
(a) Tahera.
(b) Seema.
(c) Mia.
(d) Nabeelah.

2. 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) “Pack up your things and be ready to leave on short notice.”
(d) “You will be on your way before you know it.”

3. To which of the following is the anthology dedicated?
(a) Laurel.
(b) Violet.
(c) Rose.
(d) Eleanor.

4. Which of the following does Rushdie note Kundera ignores?
(a) Huckleberry Finn.
(b) Tristram Shandy.
(c) Clarissa.
(d) Don Quixote.

5. How does Rushdie gloss the term “Trümmerliteratur”?
(a) “Stomach literature.”
(b) “Drummer literature.”
(c) “Truthful literature.”
(d) “Rubble literature.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following African-American authors does Rushdie reference?

2. In what year does Saligia first appear in writing?

3. In what translation does Rushdie note having first read One Hundred Years of Solitude?

4. Which of Rushdie’s fellow students died in school in Bombay?

5. With which of the following does Rushdie note Roth lived?

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