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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Casares's friends call him?.
(a) Addy.
(b) Bioy.
(c) Boyo.
(d) Adolfo.

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

3. Into what language is the invention of Morel translated in 1953?
(a) Italian.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) German.

4. Which of the following words does the author use to describe Bioy's personality?
(a) Shy.
(b) Devious.
(c) Happy-go-lucky.
(d) Loopy.

5. Who once called calls Bioy the secret master?
(a) Greene.
(b) Marquez.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Borges.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the writer with whom Casares developed a close friendship?

2. Which of the following poets wrote lyrical poems?

3. Who translated the 1964 American edition of the Invention of Morel?

4. What kind of poetry does Bioy favor?

5. What kind of product does La Martona produce?

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