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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 note translated the Thousand Nights and One Night?
(a) Jakob Grimm.
(b) Francis Perrault.
(c) Antoine Galland.
(d) Andrew Lang.

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

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

4. Which of the following does Rushdie note having written for his son?
(a) The Ground Beneath Her Feet.
(b) Haroun and the Sea of Stories.
(c) Grimus.
(d) The Satanic Verses.

5. In which of the following is Coalhouse Walker a character?
(a) Loon Lake.
(b) Ragtime.
(c) Andrew’s Brain.
(d) World’s Fair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary agency do Rushdie and Roth share?

2. In what year does Rushdie note having first read One Hundred Years of Solitude?

3. In which of the following of Jonson’s works does Rushdie note having acted?

4. In what year does Rushdie note having first read Portnoy’s Complaint?

5. Which of the following is carried in effigy in the Ganpati festival?

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