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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. In what year did Dickens die?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1842.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1828.

2. To which of the following does Rushdie compare Kurt Vonnegut?
(a) Stan Laurel.
(b) Charlie Chaplin.
(c) Buster Keaton.
(d) Rudolph Valentino.

3. With which of the following does Rushdie note Hitchens became enamored?
(a) Paul Woflowitz.
(b) Gordon England.
(c) Ash Carter.
(d) Rudy de Leon.

4. As which of the following does Rushdie gloss “Do Piaza” (292)?
(a) Guide Rats.
(b) Never Eating.
(c) Two Onions.
(d) Nine Jewels.

5. Which of the following was a son of Hamza?
(a) Rashid.
(b) Ishraaq.
(c) Harun.
(d) Qubad.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Rushdie first encounter Muhammad Ali?

2. To which of the following is the anthology dedicated?

3. In which London neighborhood did Rushdie live while working part-time in advertising?

4. Which of the following came to the PEN World Voiced festival from Brooklyn?

5. As which of the following does Rushdie gloss “dev” (298)?

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