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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. Which of the following novels does Rushdie reference?
(a) Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.
(b) Pudd’nhead Wilson.
(c) Innocents Abroad.
(d) Huckleberry Finn.

2. At which of the following English schools did Rushdie board?
(a) Wycliffe School.
(b) Oakham School.
(c) Rugby School.
(d) Eton College.

3. In what year did Dickens first give a speaking tour in America?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1856.
(c) 1842.
(d) 1828.

4. Which of the following of Rushdie’s characters does he admit is autobiographical?
(a) Malik Solanka.
(b) Khattam Shud.
(c) Pamela Lovelace.
(d) Babar Shakil.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of which of the following was Shah Zaman ruler?

3. What message does Vonnegut’s work assert is encoded in Stonehenge?

4. As which of the following does Rushdie rename Death?

5. Which essay does Rushdie note was removed from the Delhi University curriculum?

(see the answer key)

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