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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Maker: Part IV, In Praise of Darkness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The End," whom is the black man waiting for?
(a) Martin Fierro, the killer of his brother.
(b) Ramon Hadado, the killer of his father.
(c) Juan Cruz, his alter ego.
(d) Edgar Degas, the famous painter.

2. In "The Aleph," what is the Aleph?
(a) A sword said to have belonged to Saladin.
(b) A strange bird.
(c) A mystical portal to visions of the past and present.
(d) The key to translating an unknown language.

3. In "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote," Menard wishes to do what?
(a) Write a novel of his own, based on the future adventures of Quixote.
(b) Rewrite Don Quixote line by line.
(c) Prove that Don Quixote has no place in the canon of literature.
(d) Write a scholarly analysis of Don Quixote.

4. In "Emma Zunz," where does Emma get a gun?
(a) It is hidden in the bathroom.
(b) A man on a street corner gives it to her.
(c) In Lowenthal's desk.
(d) She has it in her purse.

5. In "Three Versions of Judas," who is Nils Runeberg?
(a) A theologian.
(b) A rabbi.
(c) A detective, hired by the Vatican, who tracks heretics.
(d) An amateur Bible enthusiast.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Disinterested Killer Bill Harrigan," who shoots Bill?

2. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what does the second Imperial fleet do when they encounter Ching?

3. In "Delia Elena San Marco," what does the narrator wonder after the death of his beloved?

4. In "The Man on the Threshold," what is suspected of all the people who are celebrating?

5. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," Kilpatrick participates in his own assassination for which of the following reasons?

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