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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. In which of the following does Rushdie note the Ramayana is adapted?
(a) Hamzanama.
(b) Pataal Lok.
(c) Combat of Shadows.
(d) Amar Chitra Katha.

2. Which of the following authors The Witch Must Die?
(a) Zipes.
(b) Cashdan.
(c) Rushdie.
(d) Said.

3. Which of the following is attributed to Edward Bond?
(a) Blessed.
(b) Cursed.
(c) Damned.
(d) Saved.

4. How many deaths does Rushdie attribute to Shahryar and Shah Zaman before their marriages to Scheherazade and Dunyazad?
(a) 2,213.
(b) 1,212.
(c) 4,215.
(d) 3,214.

5. As which of the following does Rushdie rename Death?
(a) Denigrator of Dynasties.
(b) Deliverer of Destinies.
(c) Destroyer of Delights.
(d) Desolator of Domains.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following poems by Housman does Rushdie reference?

2. In which of the following districts of Bombay does Rushdie report having lived?

3. How many deaths does Rushdie attribute to Shahryar and Shah Zaman in total?

4. Which of the following novels does Rushdie reference?

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

(see the answer key)

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