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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Garden of Forking Paths: Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Man on the Pink Corner," what does Rosendo do after the fight with the Yardmaster?
(a) He opens a shop that sells weapons.
(b) He dies.
(c) He disappears.
(d) He becomes friends with the Yardmaster.

2. In "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote," which author is Menard most obsessed with?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Milton.
(c) Cervantes.
(d) William Blake.

3. In "Hakim, the Masked Dyer of Merv," Hakim is revealed to have what disease?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Leprosy.
(c) He has no disease.
(d) Skin cancer.

4. In "Monk Eastman, Purveyor of Iniquities," what does Eastman do to become a bouncer?
(a) Wins a rodeo.
(b) Arm wrestles the owner.
(c) Shows his marksmanship on a target.
(d) Beats up two men.

5. In "The Cruel Redeemer Lazarus Morell," what stops Lazarus from completing his sinister plans?
(a) He decides to become a politcian.
(b) An upright uncle shows him the folly of his ways.
(c) Illness and death.
(d) He has a moral awakening.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro," what causes Tom's fake identity scheme to fall apart?

2. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what prompts the protagonist to become a pirate?

3. In "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote," Menard wishes to do what?

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

5. In "Monk Eastman, Purveyor of Iniquities," Eastman does what after serving ten years in prison?

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