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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Rushdie note having written for his son?
(a) Haroun and the Sea of Stories.
(b) Grimus.
(c) The Satanic Verses.
(d) The Ground Beneath Her Feet.

2. Which of the following characters does Rushdie reference?
(a) Elijah Baley.
(b) Bilbo Baggins.
(c) FitzChivalry Farseer.
(d) Thomas Covenant.

3. How large an advance did Rushdie receive for his first published novel?
(a) £700.
(b) £900.
(c) £500.
(d) £300.

4. At which of the following universities did Rushdie study?
(a) Oxford.
(b) University of Edinburgh.
(c) Imperial College London.
(d) Cambridge.

5. In which city was Vonnegut imprisoned?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Dresden.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Munich.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which London neighborhood did Rushdie live while working part-time in advertising?

2. Which of the following is attributed to Edward Bond?

3. As which of the following does Rushdie explain Heraclitus’s idea of ethos?

4. To which of the following is the anthology dedicated?

5. Whose translation of Don Quixote does Rushdie favor?

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