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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What short story does Rushdie note is “perhaps the greatest short story in the English language” (167)?
(a) Joyce’s “The Dead.”
(b) Kincaid’s “Girl.”
(c) Chekhov’s “The Lady with the Toy Dog.”
(d) Bierce’s “Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.”

3. At which institution has Rushdie lodged his papers?
(a) New York University.
(b) Emory University.
(c) University of Cambridge.
(d) Library of Congress.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following does Rushdie note is a friend of his?

4. In what year does Rushdie note having worked on the first draft of Shame?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What justification does Rushdie see used to condemn artists in India and the United States?

2. How does Rushdie propose readers fight against censorship and artistic repression?

3. How does Rushdie describe Slothrop?

4. What does Rushdie note is the wrong answer to give when asked about autobiographical fiction?

5. Paraphrase the question Rushdie asks Saul Bellow at PEN America in 1986?

6. Why does Rushdie posit that the United States tolerates Pakistan’s quiet hosting of terrorist groups and figures?

7. What does Rushdie call the most ancient question (180)?

8. To what does Rushdie ascribe the closeness of his friendship with Christopher Hitchens?

9. Why does Rushdie argue that the Hinduism of the BJP is not true Hinduism?

10. What does Rushdie call “the final victory of the censor” (228)?

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