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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Academy Awards does Rushdie note The Curious Case of Benjamin Button won?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

2. To which of the following is the anthology dedicated?
(a) Tahera.
(b) Mia.
(c) Seema.
(d) Nabeelah.

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

4. What ranking does Slaughterhouse-Five enjoy in the Modern Library’s list of the best English-language novels of the twentieth century?
(a) 15th.
(b) 18th.
(c) 12th.
(d) 9th.

5. Rushdie notes that Osama bin Laden died just after which of the following observances?
(a) Ramadan.
(b) Walpurgisnacht.
(c) Pentecost.
(d) Beltane.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Rushdie report having initially written the text of “Cervantes and Shakespeare”?

2. In what year does Saligia first appear in writing?

3. In what year does Rushdie first encounter Muhammad Ali?

4. With which of the following does the first essay of the section, “Truth,” begin?

5. Which of the following African-American authors does Rushdie reference?

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