Rushdie
Magic Realism
Historical Background
"Chekov and Zulu"
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Salman Rushdie was born in this city in 1947.
What is Bombay?
100
This genre is a mixture of history, fantasy, fable, and stylistic exuberance.
What is magic realism?
100
The year when India gained independence.
What is 1947?
100
This character is the elder of the two.
What is Chekov?
100
This is Salman Rushdie's first name.
What is Ahmed?
200
Rushdie's family moved to this country, and Rushdie worked in in television production and publishing here.
What is Pakistan?
200
Chekov and Zulu use cultural references such as "The Lord of the Rings" and "Star Trek" to explore this main theme.
What is identity?
200
A religion based on the combination of Hinduism and Islam.
What is (the) Sikh (religion)?
200
Chekov and Zulu were friends since this time in their lives.
What is high school?
200
This was the year that Chekov and Zulu was written.
What is 1994?
300
Rushdie received from Kings College, Cambridge an M.A. with honors in this subject.
What is History?
300
Rushdie references this fantasy world in comparing Zulu to a soldier.
What is Middle Earth?
300
This uprising caused many Sikh deaths in 1984.
What is the Sikh Riots or Sikh Massacre?
300
This is the woman who was assassinated in part two of the story.
What is Indira Gandhi?
300
Chekov and Zulu were mentioned in this collection of essays outside of this story.
What is East, West?
400
This religious death threat was placed on Rushdie for the publication of the novel "The Satanic Verses."
What is 'fatwa'?
400
These are the two phrases that Zulu uses when talking to his wife in the third part.
What is "condition red" and "beam me up"?
400
The woman who assassinated Rajiv Gandhi was part of this separatist group.
What is Tamil?
400
This is the game that Chekov and Zulu played the day Indira Gandhi was assassinated.
What is squash?
400
Salman Rushdie's current age?
What is 67?
500
This novel was awarded the prestigious "Best of the Booker" award.
What is "Midnight's Children"?
500
"Chekov and Zulu alludes to this gruesome Shakespearian play
What is "Coriolanus"?
500
Rajiv Gandhi's assassination year.
What is 1991?
500
These are the names of the two companies that Zulu started after he quit his job and left Chekov.
What is Zulu Shield and Zulu Spear?
500
This is the person who issued the fatwa.
What is Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini?
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