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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Rushdie note is assumed to be objectionable by those who have not read or viewed it?
(a) Spring Awakening.
(b) Lord Foul’s Bane.
(c) Lady Chatterly’s Lover.
(d) Tobacco Road.

2. On what date is “Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011)” written?
(a) 15 November.
(b) 15 December.
(c) 15 September.
(d) 15 January.

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

4. Which of the following resources does Rushdie note Sondheim as using?
(a) Songwriting for Dummies.
(b) Robert’s Rules of Order.
(c) Roget’s Thesaurus.
(d) Elements of Style.

5. Which of the following argued in 1986 that “literature is not an equal-opportunity employer” (221)?
(a) Salman Rushdie.
(b) Margaret Atwood.
(c) Nadine Gordimer.
(d) Susan Sontag.

6. With which of the following does Rushdie note Hitchens became enamored?
(a) Rudy de Leon.
(b) Gordon England.
(c) Ash Carter.
(d) Paul Woflowitz.

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

8. To which of the following does Rushdie compare Vyasa?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Milton.
(c) Homer.
(d) Spenser.

9. Which of the following of Rushdie’s characters does he admit is autobiographical?
(a) Mian Abdullah.
(b) Aadam Aziz.
(c) Sonny Ibrahim.
(d) Saleem Sinai.

10. In what year did Dickens first give a speaking tour in America?
(a) 1828.
(b) 1870.
(c) 1842.
(d) 1856.

11. Who claims to have been the inspiration for Rushdie’s character Vina Aspara?
(a) Seema Unni.
(b) Asha Puthli.
(c) Asha Unni.
(d) Seema Puthli.

12. What sculptor does Rushdie suggest for Saligia?
(a) Rita Marie Ross.
(b) Anish Kapoor.
(c) Auguste Rodin.
(d) Fernando Botero.

13. Which of the following sins does Rushdie claim is worst?
(a) Envy.
(b) Pride.
(c) Sloth.
(d) Wrath.

14. Who was invited to speak at the opening ceremony of the 1986 PEN America event?
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) George HW Bush.
(c) George Carlin.
(d) George Shultz.

15. Which of the following does Rushdie note transferred control of Bombay to England?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Portugal.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which essay does Rushdie note was removed from the Delhi University curriculum?

2. Which of the following came to the PEN World Voiced festival from Brooklyn?

3. Who was *president* of PEN America in 2004?

4. From which of the following does Rushdie note All in the Family is adapted?

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

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