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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the story where Bioy claims he finally has found his style?

2. Who directs Last Year at Marienbad?

3. Which of the following words does the author use to describe Bioy's personality?

4. Where does the narrator say he is afraid to return?

5. Borges and Casares write about the virtues of what food product?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Casares entertain his friends?

2. What is happening in the museum when the narrator enters to find food?

3. What does Borges say about Spanish literature?

4. Why does the narrator think he will never get to see Faustine again?

5. Why does the narrator contemplate murder?

6. How does the narrator escape the basement?

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

8. Why does the narrator decide against escaping the island?

9. What does the narrator say happens when he sighs in the basement?

10. Summarize the novel.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Morel's machine work? Does the machine have any links with real life technology? What could Morel's machine be used to do in contemporary society?

Essay Topic 2

How does the narrator's paranoia affect his decision making? What does the narrator's paranoia say about the affects of solitude?

Essay Topic 3

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does this have on the story?

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