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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 44 through 62.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the narrator certain that people have come back to the island?
(a) There is a terrible storm.
(b) Taxes are high.
(c) There is nothing to drink or eat.
(d) Disease is everywhere.

2. Which of the following titles does the narrator say he wants to use for one of his novels?
(a) Apology for Survivors.
(b) Keeping Open to Life.
(c) Recognition.
(d) Dedication is What We Need.

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

4. What is the name of the Mexican poet referenced in the introduction?
(a) Pita Amor.
(b) Gabriella Brimmer.
(c) Manuel Carpio.
(d) Octavio Paz.

5. Why is it impossible to cut the trees on top of the hill?
(a) They are guarded.
(b) They are too young.
(c) They are diseased.
(d) The wood is too hard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of product does La Martona produce?

2. What does the man think is causing him to hallucinate?

3. What is the novel Casares wrote in 1934?

4. Which of the following is a summer resort?

5. What does the narrator say may be hallucinations?

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