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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 resources does Rushdie note Sondheim as using?
(a) Robert’s Rules of Order.
(b) Songwriting for Dummies.
(c) Elements of Style.
(d) Roget’s Thesaurus.

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

3. Which of the following poems by Housman does Rushdie reference?
(a) “The Land of Discontent.”
(b) “The Land of Found Content.”
(c) “The Land of Lost Content.”
(d) “The Land of Confusion.”

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

5. What sculptor does Rushdie suggest for Saligia?
(a) Auguste Rodin.
(b) Anish Kapoor.
(c) Rita Marie Ross.
(d) Fernando Botero.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How large an advance did Rushdie receive for his first published novel?

3. Which of the following is noted as the original title of the Thousand Nights and One Night?

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

5. With which of the following does Rushdie note Roth lived?

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