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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Book of Sand: Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes "Ibn-Hakam-Al Bokhari, Murdered in his Labyrinth"?
(a) It is a fantasy story that requires a suspension of disbelief.
(b) It is intendend as a precise moral lesson, with unambiguous instruction.
(c) It is a comedy meant to amuse children.
(d) It is realistic.

2. In "The Duel," though friends, Clara and Marta compete at what activity?
(a) Painting.
(b) Making themselves beautiful.
(c) Playing the piano.
(d) Memorizing poetry.

3. In "The Zahir," where is the sister of the woman he loves?
(a) Prison.
(b) A mental hospital.
(c) A convent.
(d) Travelling in Argentina.

4. In "In Memoriam, JFK," JFK's assassination is similar to what event?
(a) An assassination that occurs in a mirror in a labyrinth.
(b) The murder of the President of Uruguay in 1897.
(c) The details of an O'Henry short story.
(d) The exact same event on an alternate planet.

5. In "The Wait," what happens to Villari at the end?
(a) He kills his pursuer.
(b) He is shot to death.
(c) He goes to prison.
(d) He proves his innocence and can go free.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Circular Ruins," other than the sorcerer himself, who knows about the content of his dreams?

2. In "Story of the Two Dreamers," what does the man's dream tell him?

3. In "Averroes' Search," who is Averroes?

4. In "The Other Duel," though Cardosa and Silveira have a long-standing feud, what do they both do?

5. Thematically, "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote" deals most closely with which of the following?

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