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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following wrote “Stalin Epigram” in 1933?

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

3. Which of the following does Rushdie note praises Faulkner?

4. Which of the following of Rushdie’s characters does he admit borrows from a childhood friend?

5. Which of the following does Rushdie cite in protest of a proposed UK law that would have forbidden criticizing religion?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what does Rushdie situate the origin of auteur theory?

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

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

4. For what reason was Sunflower Seeds cordoned off from the public?

5. What choice does Rushdie note is required to produce Othello?

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

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

8. How does Rushdie define adaptation?

9. How does Rushdie define the “given” with which authors must contend?

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

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