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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Brodie's Report: Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Story from Rosendo Juarez," what becomes of Rosendo?
(a) He becomes a mystic.
(b) His fighting increases, and he becomes the reputed toughest man in the world.
(c) He becomes a worker in rural Uruguay.
(d) He is killed by the Yardmaster.

2. In "Juan Murana," what is the name the aunt uses for the knife that kills the landlord?
(a) Gold Death.
(b) The Sting.
(c) Juan.
(d) El Tiburon.

3. In "Death and the Compass," what character flaw leads Lonnrot to his death?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Stupidity.
(c) Drunkenness.
(d) Intellectual pride.

4. In "The Shape of the Sword," what is the defining physical characteristic of John Vincent Moon?
(a) He is hunchbacked.
(b) He is extremely short.
(c) He is missing his right hand.
(d) A scar on his face.

5. In "Funes, His Memory," what does the narrator lend Funes?
(a) A book on ornithology.
(b) A magnifying glass.
(c) Some Latin books.
(d) A book believed to be written by John Milton.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Man on the Threshold," how is the story the narrator hears relevant?

2. In "The Wait," what happens to Villari at the end?

3. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," Kilpatrick participates in his own assassination for which of the following reasons?

4. In "Unworthy," what does the rest of the gang call Fischbein?

5. In "The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths," what happens to the imprisoned King of Babylon?

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