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

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

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

4. What is the name of Eliseo Subiela's metaphysical film?

5. What room measures forty feet by fifty feet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Casares' upbringing.

2. What does Morel say is different about the photograph he has taken of those present?

3. Why does the narrator have to escape to the island?

4. What discoveries does the narrator make in the basement?

5. How does the rug seller help the narrator escape onto the island?

6. What does the narrator want to expose in his books?

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

8. How does the island disease affect people?

9. What does the narrator theorize about Morel?

10. What can the narrator see on top of the hill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the story's supernatural and fantasy elements? How does Casares use fantasy and supernatural elements to create meaning?

Essay Topic 2

What does the fact the narrator worships an image say about 1940s society? Do the students think the author's view point is still relevant today?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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