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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What message does Vonnegut’s work assert is encoded in Stonehenge?
(a) “You will be on your way before you know it.”
(b) “Replacement part being rushed with all possible speed.”
(c) “Be patient. We haven’t forgotten you.”
(d) “Pack up your things and be ready to leave on short notice.”

2. In which London neighborhood did Rushdie live while working part-time in advertising?
(a) Belsize Park.
(b) Kentish Town.
(c) Camden Town.
(d) Islington.

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

4. How large an advance did Rushdie receive for his first published novel?
(a) £900.
(b) £700.
(c) £500.
(d) £300.

5. In what year does Rushdie note having first read One Hundred Years of Solitude?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1972.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does Part One end?

2. Which of the following does Rushdie identify as working in Roth’s tradition?

3. For what virtue does Rushdie commend Harold Pinter?

4. Which of the following does Rushdie note Kundera ignores?

5. Which of the following does Rushdie posit may have connected Shakespeare to Cervantes?

(see the answer key)

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