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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Aleph: Part III.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Thematically, "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote" deals most closely with which of the following?
(a) Borges's thinly disguised self-hatred.
(b) The evils of plagiarism.
(c) The nature of literary criticism and the issues surrounding interpretation.
(d) The inferiority of the novel as an art form.

3. In "The Garden of Forking Paths," who has Dr. Yu arrested?
(a) Dr. Albert, affiliated with the police, handcuffs Yu before he dies.
(b) Richard Madden.
(c) Pierre Menard.
(d) Dr. Yu turns himself in at the police station.

4. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what prompts the protagonist to become a pirate?
(a) The murder of her husband.
(b) She is brainwashed by another pirate.
(c) She is obsessed with the works of Robert Louis Stevenson.
(d) After knitting a pirate flag, she strangely decides she has to actually use it.

5. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," Kilpatrick participates in his own assassination for which of the following reasons?
(a) He wants to remain a national hero to the Irish.
(b) His family will be killed if he doesn't go through with it.
(c) He wants to commit suicide without his death being on his own hands.
(d) He has no reason: he has no idea he will be killed.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote," which author is Menard most obsessed with?

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

5. In "The End," what instrument does the black man play outside Recabarren's bar?

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