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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 25 through 43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the Spanish poets and intellectuals fleeing in the 30s?
(a) Franco's government.
(b) The Communist Government.
(c) The First World War.
(d) The Spanish Civil War.

2. Why does the narrator say he decided to go to the island despite of its dangers?
(a) He knew the Italian as a liar.
(b) He thought there would be gold there.
(c) He wanted adventure.
(d) His life was unbearable.

3. Which one of Bioy's stories does the writer mention in the introduction?
(a) The Adventure of a Photographer in La Plata.
(b) Family Ties and Other Assortments.
(c) The Invention that Changed the World.
(d) The Misadventurers of the Girl Who Hated Icecream.

4. What language do the man and woman speak to each other?
(a) Romanian.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

5. Which French novelist does Borges reference in the prologue?
(a) Jean Paul Sartre.
(b) Albert Camus.
(c) Marcel Proust.
(d) Andre Gide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words does the narrator use to describe the rooms of the museum?

2. Which of the following words does the author use to describe the building on the hill?

3. What does the narrator scream at Morel to humiliate him?

4. What does the woman watch every afternoon?

5. What does Morel say will happen after three days?

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