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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 9 through 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator decide he must build a shelter?
(a) To keep him warm during the winter.
(b) To shelter him from storms.
(c) To attract attention.
(d) To hide from the people.

2. What kind of pirates does the Italian say never go to the island?
(a) Vietnamese pirates.
(b) Chinese pirates.
(c) British pirates.
(d) Japanese pirates.

3. Whose motto does the narrator say he will adopt as his own?
(a) Jesus's.
(b) Peter's.
(c) Leonardo's.
(d) Michelangelo's.

4. What kind of poetry does Borges favor?
(a) Sonnets.
(b) Lyrical poetry.
(c) Limericks.
(d) Epic poetry.

5. The narrator say he knows very little about what?
(a) Motors.
(b) Books.
(c) Pumps.
(d) Paintings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Each god is three times larger than what?

2. What is the only tree that grows in coral sands?

3. Into what language is the invention of Morel translated in 1953?

4. What is the narrator looking for when he makes his first discovery?

5. What two buildings are on top of the hill?

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