Literature Questions & Answers
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1. In the end of his essay, Rushdie proposes 10. How did eating
that the statement "Commonwealth literature too little factor
does not exist" should be changed to what? into Raja's
death?
2. The last line of "'Commonwealth Literature'
Does Not Exist" alludes to a poem by
which poet?
3. What is the charge against Raja - what crime
is he accused of?
4. What is ironic about the title of the article
about Commonwealth authors' dislike of the
term "Commonwealth literature," cited by
Rushdie, when the authors are described in a
magazine?
5. Instead of or in addition to linguistic or geo-
graphical affinities, what kinds of affinities or
similarities does Rushdie think should be
used to put novels into group?
6. When Rukmani hears footsteps in their
house at night, who does she think it is?
7. What does the one tannery official say to
Ruk- mani that dismays the other official?
8. The writer Vikram Chandra addresses the
prob- lems of the Indian English novel when
he writes an article called "The Cult of" -
what?
9. The two tanneruly officials who come to vis-
it Rukmani have different attitudes - what
are their attitudes?
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Study online at
https://quizlet.com/_1gstbu
1. In the end of his essay, Rushdie proposes 10. How did eating
that the statement "Commonwealth literature too little factor
does not exist" should be changed to what? into Raja's
death?
2. The last line of "'Commonwealth Literature'
Does Not Exist" alludes to a poem by
which poet?
3. What is the charge against Raja - what crime
is he accused of?
4. What is ironic about the title of the article
about Commonwealth authors' dislike of the
term "Commonwealth literature," cited by
Rushdie, when the authors are described in a
magazine?
5. Instead of or in addition to linguistic or geo-
graphical affinities, what kinds of affinities or
similarities does Rushdie think should be
used to put novels into group?
6. When Rukmani hears footsteps in their
house at night, who does she think it is?
7. What does the one tannery official say to
Ruk- mani that dismays the other official?
8. The writer Vikram Chandra addresses the
prob- lems of the Indian English novel when
he writes an article called "The Cult of" -
what?
9. The two tanneruly officials who come to vis-
it Rukmani have different attitudes - what
are their attitudes?
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3
