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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does “Introduction to The Paris Review Interviews, Vol. IV” begin?
(a) “India, in the mid-sixteenth century.”
(b) “I once asked a maker of fine gold jewelry why she only worked in such an expensive material.”
(c) “What, art thou mad? Art thou mad?”
(d) “Before there were books, there were stories.”

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

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

4. Which of the following does Rushdie note is a friend of his?
(a) Jesmyn Ward.
(b) David Grossman.
(c) William Styron.
(d) Maya Angelou.

5. Which high school does Rushdie note Philip Roth attended?
(a) Erasmus.
(b) Weequahic.
(c) Hillside.
(d) Tivy.

Short Answer Questions

1. As which of the following does Rushdie gloss "shanti"?

2. As which of the following does Rushdie define “amrita”?

3. Whose translation of Don Quixote does Rushdie favor?

4. Which of the following poems by Housman does Rushdie reference?

5. For how many Academy Awards does Rushdie note The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was nominated?

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