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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following does Rushdie compare Kurt Vonnegut?
(a) Stan Laurel.
(b) Buster Keaton.
(c) Rudolph Valentino.
(d) Charlie Chaplin.

2. With which of the following does the first essay in the section, “Wonder Tales,” begin?
(a) “The last time I heard from Philip Roth was in October 2017.”
(b) “Before there were books, there were stories.”
(c) “I once asked a maker of fine gold jewelry why she only worked in such an expensive material.”
(d) “What, art thou mad? Art thou mad?”

3. To which of the following is the anthology dedicated?
(a) Nabeelah.
(b) Seema.
(c) Tahera.
(d) Mia.

4. 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.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Rushdie note having first read One Hundred Years of Solitude?

2. As which of the following does Rushdie rename Death?

3. How large an advance did Rushdie receive for his first published novel?

4. Which of the following is carried in effigy in the Ganpati festival?

5. Which of the following is noted as the original title of the Thousand Nights and One Night?

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