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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which of the following English schools did Rushdie board?
(a) Oakham School.
(b) Wycliffe School.
(c) Eton College.
(d) Rugby School.

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

3. What message does Vonnegut’s work assert is encoded in Stonehenge?
(a) “Replacement part being rushed with all possible speed.”
(b) “Pack up your things and be ready to leave on short notice.”
(c) “You will be on your way before you know it.”
(d) “Be patient. We haven’t forgotten you.”

4. In what translation does Rushdie note having first read One Hundred Years of Solitude?
(a) JC Orozco.
(b) Marie Boroff.
(c) Gregory Rabassa.
(d) Aurelian Buendía.

5. Which of the following is posited to have written Don Quixote?
(a) Francis Bacon.
(b) Walter Raleigh.
(c) Isaac Newton.
(d) Roger Ascham.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which of the following does Rushdie note borrowing?

2. Which of the following does Rushdie report being among his father’s library?

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

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

5. Which of the following does Rushdie note having written for his son?

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