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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Which of the following does Rushdie report is considered Roth’s best novel?
(a) The Ghost Writer.
(b) The Great American Novel.
(c) Indignation.
(d) Sabbath’s Theater.

5. Which of Rushdie’s fellow students died in school in Bombay?
(a) Jimmy King.
(b) Johnny Queen.
(c) Dave Prince.
(d) Mikey Knight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What message does Vonnegut’s work assert is encoded in Stonehenge?

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

3. Which of Hans Christian Andersen’s stories does Rushdie regard as his best?

4. With which of the following does the first essay of the section, “Truth,” begin?

5. What sculptor does Rushdie suggest for Saligia?

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