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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following does Rushdie report his parents moved?
(a) Rajkot.
(b) Islamabad.
(c) Lahore.
(d) Karachi.

2. With which of the following does Part Three end?
(a) “…once you have found your wings, you fly.”
(b) “Happy Commencement Day.”
(c) “I prefer not to.”
(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. For what virtue does Rushdie commend Harold Pinter?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Courtesy.
(c) Chastity.
(d) Temperance.

4. Which of the following does Rushdie posit may have connected Shakespeare to Cervantes?
(a) Love’s Labor’s Won.
(b) Two Noble Kinsmen.
(c) Cardenio.
(d) Thespis.

5. Who is known as the “Mama of Dada” (176)?
(a) Harry Potter.
(b) Beatrice Wood.
(c) Harry Wood.
(d) Beatrix Potter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was *president* of PEN America in 2004?

2. What is the name of the first cow to appear in Norse myth?

3. Which of the following does Rushdie observe received a Nobel Prize?

4. Which of Rushdie’s fellow students died in school in Bombay?

5. Which of the following came to the PEN World Voiced festival from Brooklyn?

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