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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Rushdie use as a name for Chicago?
(a) Windy City.
(b) Second City.
(c) Hog Butcher to the World.
(d) City of Broad Shoulders.

2. Which of the following books does Rushdie reference?
(a) Seize the Day.
(b) Ravelstein.
(c) Mr. Sammler’s Planet.
(d) Augie March.

3. To which of the following is the anthology dedicated?
(a) Violet.
(b) Laurel.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Rose.

4. For how many Academy Awards does Rushdie note The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was nominated?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 13.

5. To which of the following does Rushdie compare Kurt Vonnegut?
(a) Buster Keaton.
(b) Rudolph Valentino.
(c) Charlie Chaplin.
(d) Stan Laurel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the context of discussing Muhammad Ali, the word “hagiography” most nearly means which of the following?

3. The phrase “sui generis” most nearly means which of the following?

4. In what year did Dickens die?

5. Where was a statue of Catherine of Braganza planned to be erected?

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