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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what literary device does Rushdie suggest García Márquez is prone?
(a) Laconism.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Periphrasis.

2. Which of the following was accused of being “a woman hungry of sex” (230)?
(a) Martha C. Nussbaum.
(b) Wendy Doniger.
(c) Barbara Smuts.
(d) Audrey Truschke.

3. What does Rushdie note was her preferred bookseller in Cambridge?
(a) Bowes & Bowes.
(b) Barnes & Noble.
(c) Bird & Baby.
(d) Brother & Sister.

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

5. In the context of discussing Muhammad Ali, the word “hagiography” most nearly means which of the following?
(a) Laughing-earth writing.
(b) Hag-writing.
(c) Shame-writing.
(d) Praise-writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following novels does Rushdie reference?

2. Which of the following remarks that “India is no longer India” (233)?

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

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

5. For how many Academy Awards does Rushdie note The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was nominated?

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