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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What message does Vonnegut’s work assert is encoded in the Kremlin?
(a) “Replacement part being rushed with all possible speed.”
(b) “You will be on your way before you know it.”
(c) “Be patient. We haven’t forgotten you.”
(d) “Pack up your things and be ready to leave on short notice.”

2. With which of the following does the first essay in the section, “Wonder Tales,” begin?
(a) “I once asked a maker of fine gold jewelry why she only worked in such an expensive material.”
(b) “The last time I heard from Philip Roth was in October 2017.”
(c) “What, art thou mad? Art thou mad?”
(d) “Before there were books, there were stories.”

3. Which of the following is attributed to Edward Bond?
(a) Damned.
(b) Saved.
(c) Cursed.
(d) Blessed.

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

5. On whom does Rushdie note Harper Lee’s Dill is based?
(a) Peter Falk.
(b) Tennessee Williams.
(c) Truman Capote.
(d) Perry Edward Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following novels does Rushdie reference?

2. Which of the following authors The Witch Must Die?

3. In what year does Rushdie note having first read Slaughterhouse-Five?

4. Which of the following is carried in effigy in the Ganpati festival?

5. In which year does Rushdie note the Indian Uprising occurred?

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