1. In "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain," Quain writes one of his books based on which of the following?
(a) The migration of snowy egrets.
(b) Geology.
(c) More adventures for Sherlock Holmes.
(d) Mathematical construction.

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

3. In "The Library of Babel," the library can best be described as which of the following?
(a) Quite finite, just very large.
(b) Actually small, with mirrors creating the illusion of size.
(c) Endless and existing for all time.
(d) Non-existent-- it is only in the dreams of the librarian.

4. In "A Biography of Tadeo Isidoro Cruz (1829-1874)," what happens to Tadeo's attitude toward the fugitive he pursues?
(a) He doggedly pursues him, and wants nothing else in life, but to catch the man.
(b) He grows bored of the search and doesn't care one way or the other if the man escapes.
(c) His desire to catch the man turns to empathy, and he wants to help the man.
(d) His hatred of the man grows, until he not only wants the man dead, he wants all his associates dead.

5. In "The Wizard that was Made to Wait," what does the church dean do with the magic he learns?
(a) He beomes Pope.
(b) He becomes the richest man on earth.
(c) He does nothing--he is content to be a dean, with the knowledge of his magic.
(d) He becomes a sultan in Turkey.