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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary agency do Rushdie and Roth share?
(a) BJ Robbins.
(b) Veritas.
(c) InkWell.
(d) Wylie.

2. In which of the following districts of Bombay does Rushdie report having lived?
(a) Byculla.
(b) Tardeo.
(c) Malabar Hill.
(d) Breach Candy.

3. Which of the following does Rushdie note having written for his son?
(a) Midnight’s Children.
(b) Luka and the Fire of Life.
(c) Shalimar the Clown.
(d) Quichotte.

4. As which of the following does Rushdie gloss"khalaas"?
(a) Ramshackle.
(b) Peace.
(c) Done for.
(d) Suspect.

5. To which of the following is Shakespeare’s authorship ascribed?
(a) Walter Raleigh.
(b) Isaac Newton.
(c) Francis Bacon.
(d) Roger Ascham.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Rushdie note having written for his son?

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

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

4. To which of the following does Rushdie compare Joseph Heller?

5. What ranking does Slaughterhouse-Five enjoy in the Modern Library’s list of the best English-language novels of the twentieth century?

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