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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Maker: Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," who first finds an article about Uqbar?
(a) Tlon.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Bioy Casares.
(d) Herbert Ashe.

2. In "Funes, His Memory," how is Funes crippled?
(a) He falls from a roof.
(b) A bookcase of heavy books topples on him.
(c) A horseback riding injury.
(d) He is shot.

3. In "Delia Elena San Marco," what does the narrator wonder after the death of his beloved?
(a) Whether he can speak to her soul again.
(b) If her death was more painful than she let on.
(c) Why he ever loved her in the first place.
(d) If she secretly despised him.

4. In "The Theologians," whose doctrine does Aurelian want to defeat?
(a) John of Pannonia's.
(b) The Pope's.
(c) St. Augustine's.
(d) Martin Luther's.

5. In "The Shape of the Sword," what is the defining physical characteristic of John Vincent Moon?
(a) He is missing his right hand.
(b) He is hunchbacked.
(c) A scar on his face.
(d) He is extremely short.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Zahir," how does the narrator rid himself of the coin?

2. In "The Yellow Rose," what does Marino FINALLY think about his poetry?

3. In "The Theologians," what best describes Borges's characterization of theological disputes?

4. In "The Immortal," the troglodyte who recites poetry to Marcus is what writer?

5. In "The Immortal," which of the following best describes the result of attaining immortality?

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