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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following of Rushdie’s characters does he admit is autobiographical?
(a) Saleem Sinai.
(b) Sonny Ibrahim.
(c) Aadam Aziz.
(d) Mian Abdullah.

2. Which of Rushdie’s fellow students died in school in Bombay?
(a) Mikey Knight.
(b) Jimmy King.
(c) Dave Prince.
(d) Johnny Queen.

3. To which of the following is Hitchens’s mind compared?
(a) Alfa Romeo.
(b) Aston Martin.
(c) Rolls-Royce.
(d) Jaguar.

4. With which of the following does Part One end?
(a) “I am proud to receive an award named for Harold Pinter, a great writer, a great citizen, and a great friend in need.”
(b) “And in our age of oversimplification, this beautiful complication has never been more important.”
(c) “…once you have found your wings, you fly.”
(d) “Happy Commencement Day.”

5. To which of the following does Rushdie report his parents moved?
(a) Karachi.
(b) Islamabad.
(c) Lahore.
(d) Rajkot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Kabbalah scholar does Rushdie note condemns Roth’s work?

2. Which of the following does Rushdie call “The first great writer I knew” (158)?

3. How many deaths does Rushdie attribute to Shahryar and Shah Zaman in total?

4. At which of the following universities did Rushdie study?

5. What message does Vonnegut’s work assert is encoded in the Kremlin?

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