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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. With which of the following does Part Three 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) “I prefer not to.”
(d) “…once you have found your wings, you fly.”

2. As which of the following does Rushdie translate sophos?
(a) Charisma.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Awareness.

3. In what translation does Rushdie note having first read One Hundred Years of Solitude?
(a) Aurelian Buendía.
(b) JC Orozco.
(c) Marie Boroff.
(d) Gregory Rabassa.

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

5. To what use does Rushdie note the graphite pencil was first put?
(a) Tracing tattoo patterns.
(b) Filling out forms.
(c) Marking British sheep.
(d) Editing legal documents.

Short Answer Questions

1. As which of the following does Rushdie gloss “ayyar” (296)?

2. At which of the following English schools did Rushdie board?

3. At which of the following is Rushdie a distinguished professor?

4. As which of the following does Rushdie explain Heraclitus’s idea of ethos?

5. Where was a statue of Catherine of Braganza planned to be erected?

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