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

2. What does the narrator hypothesize is the cause of the fight in "The Encounter"?
(a) Uriarte suspected Duncan of having an affair with his wife.
(b) The knives themselves were behind the fight.
(c) They thought the knives were plastic and they were performing a scene from a play.
(d) The two man had hated each other for life.

3. In "The Writing of God," what animal is jailed next to Tzinacan?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A parrot.
(c) A serpent.
(d) A jaguar.

4. "The Lottery in Babylon" deals most closely with which theme?
(a) The role of chance in life.
(b) The misrepresentation of Babylon in The Bible.
(c) People should focus on their private selves and avoid the public life.
(d) The dangers of gambling addiction.

5. In "Ibn-Hakam-Al Bokhari, Murdered in his Labyrinth," Sa'id tells the preacher that he is afraid of what?
(a) Death at the hands of the ghost of Ibn-Hakam.
(b) Being burned to death.
(c) Being arrested.
(d) Losing his treasure through gambling.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Other Death," what does the Colonel say of Pedro Damian?

2. In "The Shape of the Sword," what do we learn of Vincent Moon'?

3. In "Delia Elena San Marco," what does the narrator wonder after the death of his beloved?

4. In "Museum--On Exactitude in Science," how big are the maps of the Empire?

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

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