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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator claims stops one from running away in dreams?
(a) Dragons.
(b) A brick wall.
(c) The screams of loved ones.
(d) A heavy weight.

2. What does the narrator move out by the swimming pool?
(a) His oven.
(b) His bookshelf.
(c) His couch.
(d) His bed.

3. What does Borges say Joyce's Ulysses is rather than a masterpiece?
(a) A failure.
(b) A promise.
(c) An end.
(d) A beginning.

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

5. What does the chapel look like?
(a) A turtle.
(b) A hat box.
(c) A long box.
(d) A pancake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of Bioy's stories does the writer mention in the introduction?

2. Which of the following poets wrote lyrical poems?

3. What does the author say came ahead of time?

4. Why does the Italian say the Rockefeller Institute never visit the island?

5. What does the beautiful woman wear over her dark curls?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main theme of many of Casares' works?

2. Why does the narrator decide against suicide?

3. Why does the narrator think he should expose Morel's machine to the whole world?

4. How does the narrator describe the museum?

5. Describe the layout of the island?

6. Why does Morel decide that Haynes does not have to attend the meeting?

7. In what condition does Jane attend the meeting?

8. Why does the narrator think the roots he has been eating have caused him to hallucinate?

9. What is the narrator's final plea before he dies?

10. Why does the narrator think the meeting could be a ruse?

(see the answer keys)

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