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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 Shape of the Sword," what do we learn of Vincent Moon'?
(a) He became a politican in Ireland.
(b) He is actually the very same man who tells the narrator the story of Moon's treachery.
(c) He has died years back.
(d) He never existed.

2. In "The Dead Man," why does Otalora first have to leave Argentina?
(a) He seeks a cure for a strange disease.
(b) He owes back taxes.
(c) He has killed a man.
(d) He has slept with a woman whose husband pursues him.

3. In "The Cruel Redeemer Lazarus Morell," what city does Lazarus plan to overtake?
(a) Miami.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) Galveston.

4. In "The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro," how does Tom make a living after he gets out of jail?
(a) Having learned the law from his trial, he becomes a lawyer.
(b) He writes a bestselling book on how to impersonate.
(c) He sells rare coins.
(d) He gives speeches to audiences arguing either that he is innocent or guilty.

5. In "The Lottery in Babylon," who sometimes arbitrates the result of a lottery drawing?
(a) A panel of nine judges.
(b) The populace does a general vote.
(c) A soothsayer who lives atop a mountain.
(d) The king.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Theologians," what best describes Borges's characterization of theological disputes?

2. In "The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro," who convinces Tom to create a fake identity?

3. In "Dreamtigers," the protagonist can see only little tigers, what kind does he want to see?

4. In "Funes, His Memory," how is Funes crippled?

5. In "The Disinterested Killer Bill Harrigan," where does Bill commit most of his outlaw acts?

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