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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Rushdie first encounter Muhammad Ali?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2002.

2. Which of the following of Rushdie’s characters does he admit is autobiographical?
(a) Pamela Lovelace.
(b) Khattam Shud.
(c) Babar Shakil.
(d) Malik Solanka.

3. What sculptor does Rushdie suggest for Saligia?
(a) Fernando Botero.
(b) Rita Marie Ross.
(c) Anish Kapoor.
(d) Auguste Rodin.

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

5. Which of the following books does Rushdie reference?
(a) Augie March.
(b) Mr. Sammler’s Planet.
(c) Seize the Day.
(d) Ravelstein.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Rushdie notes that Osama bin Laden died just after which of the following observances?

3. Which of the following does Rushdie posit may have connected Shakespeare to Cervantes?

4. Which of the following does Rushdie note adapts Jan Potocki?

5. How many Academy Awards does Rushdie note The Curious Case of Benjamin Button won?

(see the answer key)

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