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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 "The Man on the Threshold," why is Judge Glencairn sent to the location where he disappears?
(a) He is seeing a doctor.
(b) He is going to a tryst.
(c) He is going to review some legislation.
(d) There are riots.

2. In "The Other," who does a 70-year-old Borges converse with?
(a) His immortal soul.
(b) Edgar Allan Poe.
(c) Virgil.
(d) An 18year-old version of himself.

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 Mirror of Ink," what does the ruler want the sorcerer to show him?
(a) The fate of his wife.
(b) The secret activities of another ruler.
(c) The face of a man who is to be executed.
(d) The winner of a horse race.

5. In "A Prayer," what is the narrator's attitude toward his prayer?
(a) He repudiates it.
(b) He hopes it will give him worldly riches.
(c) He thinks it will make sure he is saved.
(d) He doesn't think much about it: he says the words with no thought.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Biography of Tadeo Isidoro Cruz (1829-1874)," what is the name of the fugitive Tadeo pursues?

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

3. In "The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths," what is the labyrinth in which the King of Babylon is imprisoned?

4. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," who first finds an article about Uqbar?

5. In "Everything and Nothing," which of the following best describes Shakespeare?

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