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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following does Rushdie liken the Abbottabad military academy?
(a) Annapolis.
(b) Sandhurst.
(c) École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr.
(d) The Citadel.

2. Which high school does Rushdie note Philip Roth attended?
(a) Tivy.
(b) Erasmus.
(c) Hillside.
(d) Weequahic.

3. Who was *president* of PEN America in 2004?
(a) Salman Rushdie.
(b) Gore Vidal.
(c) Norman Mailer.
(d) Mike Roberts.

4. Which of the following does Rushdie identify as working in Roth’s tradition?
(a) Keenan Ivory Wayans.
(b) Dave Chappelle.
(c) Jordan Peele.
(d) Kevin Hart.

5. Which of the following does Rushdie note adapts Jan Potocki?
(a) Agnieszka Holland.
(b) Małgorzata Szumowska.
(c) Wojciech Has.
(d) Andrzej Wajda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Rushdie’s novels does he note Philip Roth read?

2. Which of the following books does Rushdie reference?

3. As which of the following does Rushdie define “amrita”?

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

5. What writer does Rushdie note denies desire to understand other writers’ processes?

(see the answer key)

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