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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 say are on the western side of the ravine?
(a) Large boulders.
(b) Skeletons.
(c) Sunbathers.
(d) Dead fish.

2. Which of the following words does the narrator use to describe the rooms of the museum?
(a) Colorless.
(b) Odorless.
(c) Unpleasant.
(d) Smelly.

3. What is the name of the novel Bioy writes after the Invention of Morel?
(a) Funny Bones.
(b) A Plan for Escape.
(c) It Happens When We Are Alone.
(d) A Little Matter.

4. Which of the following poets wrote epic poetry?
(a) Verlaine.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Chesterton.

5. What writer does Borges claim has superior plots?
(a) Graham Greene.
(b) G.K. Chesterton.
(c) Patrica Highsmith.
(d) Fydor Dostoevsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. The essayist say Casares's novels are rich in what?

2. What does the chapel look like?

3. What did the narrator find dead in the circular room?

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

5. In which room does the narrator say he made discoveries on two separate occasions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator think of Morel's speech?

2. How does the narrator try to get Morel away from Faustine?

3. What do the people in the meeting conclude after Morel storms out?

4. Why does the narrator think he could be hallucinating the people in the museum?

5. In what condition does Jane attend the meeting?

6. How did Casares' mother influence his storytelling style?

7. Describe the garden the narrator creates.

8. Why does the narrator become upset with Faustine?

9. How does the narrator ensure he is with Faustine forever?

10. What is Borges' opinion on the psychological novel?

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