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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. 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 Rushdie note Roth lived?
(a) Claire Danes.
(b) Molly Danes.
(c) Claire Bloom.
(d) Molly Bloom.

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

4. With which of the following does Part Two end?
(a) “And in our age of oversimplification, this beautiful complication has never been more important.”
(b) “Happy Commencement Day.”
(c) “I prefer not to.”
(d) “…once you have found your wings, you fly.”

5. Which essay does Rushdie note was removed from the Delhi University curriculum?
(a) “Three Hundred Ramayanas.”
(b) “The Half-Woman God.”
(c) “The Eureka Phenomenon.”
(d) “The Malorian Kay as Fredalian Figure.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following fantasy authors does Rushdie reference?

2. Which of the following does Rushdie note transferred control of Bombay to England?

3. Which of the following comments that “The cruelest thing anyone can do with Portnoy’s Complaint is read it twice” (88)?

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

5. Of what city’s organized crime does Roberto Saviano write?

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