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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Rushdie report is considered Roth’s best novel?
(a) Indignation.
(b) Sabbath’s Theater.
(c) The Ghost Writer.
(d) The Great American Novel.

2. Which of the following authors does Rushdie note having read?
(a) Liz Rosenberg.
(b) Gail Godwin.
(c) John Gardner.
(d) William H. Gass.

3. In which of the following of Jonson’s works does Rushdie note having acted?
(a) The Devil Is an Ass.
(b) Eastward Hoe.
(c) Volpone.
(d) The Alchemist.

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

5. What does Rushdie note was her preferred bookseller in Cambridge?
(a) Bird & Baby.
(b) Brother & Sister.
(c) Barnes & Noble.
(d) Bowes & Bowes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Rushdie’s fellow students died in school in Bombay?

2. Which of the following does Rushdie report being among his father’s library?

3. Which of the following authors The Witch Must Die?

4. Which of the following characters does Rushdie reference?

5. To what literary device does Rushdie suggest García Márquez is prone?

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