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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 of Rushdie’s characters does he admit is autobiographical?
(a) Khattam Shud.
(b) Babar Shakil.
(c) Pamela Lovelace.
(d) Malik Solanka.

2. On whom does Rushdie note Harper Lee’s Dill is based?
(a) Tennessee Williams.
(b) Truman Capote.
(c) Peter Falk.
(d) Perry Edward Smith.

3. In which year does Rushdie note the Indian Uprising occurred?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1857.
(c) 1583.
(d) 1066.

4. Which of Hans Christian Andersen’s stories does Rushdie regard as his best?
(a) “The Snow Queen.”
(b) “The Little Mermaid.”
(c) “The Shadow.”
(d) “The Tinder Box.”

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

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

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

8. With which of the following does Part Three end?
(a) “I prefer not to.”
(b) “Happy Commencement Day.”
(c) “I am proud to receive an award named for Harold Pinter, a great writer, a great citizen, and a great friend in need.”
(d) “…once you have found your wings, you fly.”

9. Which of the following does Rushdie note was the first exhibit in the Great Turbine Hall at London’s Tate Modern gallery?
(a) Maman.
(b) Marsyas.
(c) Sunflower Seeds.
(d) Fons Americanus.

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

11. Whom does Rushdie remark destroyed Philip Larkin’s diaries?
(a) Ivor Brown.
(b) Anne Hathaway.
(c) Betty Mackereth.
(d) Monica Jones.

12. Who was president of PEN America in 1986?
(a) Norman Mailer.
(b) Gore Vidal.
(c) Salman Rushdie.
(d) Mike Roberts.

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

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

15. Which of the following does Rushdie note praises Faulkner?
(a) Jesmyn Ward.
(b) Maya Angelou.
(c) David Grossman.
(d) William Styron.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rushdie notes that Osama bin Laden died just after which of the following observances?

2. With which of the following does Rushdie note Hitchens became enamored?

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

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

5. Which of the following sins does Rushdie claim is worst?

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