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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was a statue of Catherine of Braganza planned to be erected?
(a) Hunters Point.
(b) Astoria.
(c) Dutch Kills.
(d) Sunnyside.

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

3. As which of the following does Rushdie translate sophos?
(a) Awareness.
(b) Charisma.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Intelligence.

4. Which of the following fantasy authors does Rushdie reference?
(a) McKillip.
(b) Hobb.
(c) Le Guin.
(d) Hughes.

5. In what year does Rushdie note having first read Slaughterhouse-Five?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1973.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade does Rushdie posit the human population of India exceeded the divine?

2. Which of the following does Rushdie posit may have connected Shakespeare to Cervantes?

3. At which institution has Rushdie lodged his papers?

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

5. Which of the following does Rushdie note translated the Thousand Nights and One Night?

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