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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Brodie's Report: Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Funes, His Memory," at what age does Funes die?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) The age of his death is not given.
(d) 40.

2. In "Juan Murana," what is the name the aunt uses for the knife that kills the landlord?
(a) Gold Death.
(b) Juan.
(c) El Tiburon.
(d) The Sting.

3. In "Death and the Compass," where is Dr. Yarmolinsky killed?
(a) In the streets.
(b) A Jewish Talmudic Conference.
(c) A pool hall.
(d) In a horse carriage.

4. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," Kilpatrick participates in his own assassination for which of the following reasons?
(a) He wants to remain a national hero to the Irish.
(b) He wants to commit suicide without his death being on his own hands.
(c) His family will be killed if he doesn't go through with it.
(d) He has no reason: he has no idea he will be killed.

5. What is the event in "The Elderly Lady"?
(a) Her 90th birthday.
(b) The Day of the Dead.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Her 100th birthday.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Wait," why does Senor Villari only go out at night?

2. In "The Interloper," which of the following best characterizes the treatment of Julia by the two brothers?

3. In "The Aleph," what is the Aleph?

4. In "The Man on the Threshold," how is the story the narrator hears relevant?

5. In "Death and the Compass," what character flaw leads Lonnrot to his death?

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