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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Rushdie report being among his father’s library?
(a) The Other Wind.
(b) The Tribe that Lost Its Head.
(c) The Last Dark.
(d) Pride and Prejudice.

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

3. With which of the following does Part One end?
(a) “…once you have found your wings, you fly.”
(b) “I am proud to receive an award named for Harold Pinter, a great writer, a great citizen, and a great friend in need.”
(c) “And in our age of oversimplification, this beautiful complication has never been more important.”
(d) “Happy Commencement Day.”

4. Which of the following is noted as the original title of the Thousand Nights and One Night?
(a) Alsaaq fawq Alsaaq.
(b) Rijal fi Alshams.
(c) Alliss Walkilab.
(d) Alf Laylah wa Laylah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following fantasy authors does Rushdie reference?

2. As which of the following does Rushdie explain Heraclitus’s idea of daimon?

3. In what year does Rushdie report having met Eudora Welty?

4. How many days pass for Shahryar and Shah Zaman between their revenge for cuckoldry and their marriages to Scheherazade and Dunyazad?

5. Which of the following is Rushdie’s first published novel?

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