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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 is attributed to Edward Bond?
(a) Bingo.
(b) Hubbard.
(c) Canasta.
(d) MacDonald.

2. Which of Rushdie’s fellow students died in school in Bombay?
(a) Dave Prince.
(b) Johnny Queen.
(c) Mikey Knight.
(d) Jimmy King.

3. As which of the following does Rushdie define “amrita”?
(a) Tincture of eternity.
(b) Elixir of delight.
(c) Nectar of immortality.
(d) Draught of somnolence.

4. With which of the following does the first essay in Part Two begin?
(a) “The last time I heard from Philip Roth was in October 2017.”
(b) “What, art thou mad? Art thou mad?”
(c) “India, in the mid-sixteenth century.”
(d) “I once asked a maker of fine gold jewelry why she only worked in such an expensive material.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following novels does Rushdie reference?

2. Which of the following is Rushdie’s first published novel?

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

4. Which of the following does Rushdie report is considered Roth’s best novel?

5. As which of the following does Rushdie translate sophos?

(see the answer key)

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