Description acceptable. William Methwold refuses to make the sale of his homes official until the day of this event. For 10 points each:
[10h] Identify this event during which Mary Pereira switches two characters at birth. One of those characters born during this event is nicknamed for their “knees” while the other has a constantly dripping nose.
ANSWER: partition of India and Pakistan [accept Indian independence or Pakistani independence; accept descriptions of the division of British India or creation of India or creation of Pakistan]
[10m] William Methwold is revealed to be the true father of Saleem Sinai in this novel, in which Saleem and Shiva-of-the-Knees are born at the exact moment of the partition of India.
ANSWER: Midnight’s Children
[10e] Midnight’s Children is by this Indian author, who received a fatwa for his novel The Satanic Verses.
ANSWER: Salman Rushdie [or Ahmed Salman Rushdie]
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