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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Dickens first give a speaking tour in America?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1842.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1828.

2. Which of the following is reported as saying “a novel is a long prose narrative that has something wrong with it” (35)?
(a) Stephen King.
(b) Brandon Sanderson.
(c) André Malraux.
(d) Randall Jarrell.

3. In what decade does Rushdie posit the human population of India exceeded the divine?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1930s.
(d) 1920s.

4. In which of the following of Jonson’s works does Rushdie note having acted?
(a) The Alchemist.
(b) Volpone.
(c) Eastward Hoe.
(d) The Devil Is an Ass.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Rushdie note praises Faulkner?

2. Who is known as the “Mama of Dada” (176)?

3. Of which of the following was Shah Zaman ruler?

4. In what year does Rushdie note having worked on the first draft of Shame?

5. Which of the following of Rushdie’s characters does he admit is autobiographical?

(see the answer key)

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