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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 "The South," where does Dahlmann go after he recovers from an illness?
(a) His ranch house.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Peru.
(d) The United States.

2. In "The Dead Man," who does Otalora want to replace as leader of the gang?
(a) Pancho Villa.
(b) Suarez.
(c) A beautiful, red-haired woman.
(d) Bandeira.

3. In "The Cult of the Phoenix," what is the Cult of the Phoenix?
(a) A group devoted to the study of mythology.
(b) A group that imagines they have exact counterparts in Arizona.
(c) A bird watching group, with their own language derived from the names of birds.
(d) A shadowy religious sect.

4. In "Monk Eastman, Purveyor of Iniquities," Eastman does what after serving ten years in prison?
(a) He quickly gets arrested again and serves ten more years.
(b) He runs a casino.
(c) Joins the army and fights in France against Germany.
(d) He leaves his life of crime to become a street preacher.

5. In "The Garden of Forking Paths," why does Dr. Yu murder Dr. Albert?
(a) Dr. Albert stole his wife.
(b) He is insane.
(c) Dr. Albert made derogatory remarks about Asians.
(d) To alert the German command where to bomb a city named Albert.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Man on the Pink Corner," what does the Yardmaster challenge Rosendo to?

2. In "The Zahir," what is his lover's sister obsessed with?

3. In "The Library of Babel," what would the librarian most like to find?

4. In "The Circular Ruins," other than the sorcerer himself, who knows about the content of his dreams?

5. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," what is Tlon?

(see the answer key)

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