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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Rushdie note having first read Portnoy’s Complaint?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1973.

2. Which of the following does Rushdie identify as working in Roth’s tradition?
(a) Keenan Ivory Wayans.
(b) Dave Chappelle.
(c) Jordan Peele.
(d) Kevin Hart.

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

4. In what year does Rushdie report having met Eudora Welty?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1984.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many days pass for Shahryar and Shah Zaman between their revenge for cuckoldry and their marriages to Scheherazade and Dunyazad?

3. How many deaths does Rushdie attribute to Shahryar and Shah Zaman before their marriages to Scheherazade and Dunyazad?

4. Which of the following fantasy authors does Rushdie reference?

5. To which of the following does Rushdie compare Philip Roth?

(see the answer key)

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