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

2. In "Funes, His Memory," what does the narrator lend Funes?
(a) A magnifying glass.
(b) A book believed to be written by John Milton.
(c) A book on ornithology.
(d) Some Latin books.

3. In "The Wait," where does Villari fear he has been recognized?
(a) At a bullfight.
(b) On the street.
(c) In a bar.
(d) At the dentist.

4. In "The Man on the Threshold," what is suspected of all the people who are celebrating?
(a) They are worshipping the god Apollo.
(b) They all know what happened to Judge Glencairn.
(c) They are Socialists.
(d) They all want to kill the narrator.

5. In "The Aleph," where is the Aleph located?
(a) In a mosque.
(b) In a Sultan's treasure chest.
(c) In the cave of a dragon.
(d) In the basement of Carlos Argentino.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Death and the Compass," where is Dr. Yarmolinsky killed?

3. In "The Shape of the Sword," John Vincent Moon is a traitor to what ideology?

4. What does the narrator hypothesize is the cause of the fight in "The Encounter"?

5. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," which writer's work is partially a model for the assassination?

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