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

2. In "The Secret Miracle," what happens to extend Hladik's life for a time?
(a) God freezes time for a year.
(b) Hladik is able to escape for a while.
(c) The Nazi's decide to postpone the execution.
(d) Due to a paperwork mistake, another man is killed instead of Hladik, and the mistake is not uncovered for some time.

3. In "The Cult of the Phoenix," what objects are involved in their rituals?
(a) Bibles.
(b) Bones.
(c) Knives.
(d) Cork, wax, and slime.

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

5. In "Ragnarok," what happens to the Gods who reappear?
(a) They are shot.
(b) They quickly disappear again, for Christianity forces them out.
(c) They become regular people.
(d) They are worshipped.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Library of Babel," the library can best be described as which of the following?

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

3. In "Ibn-Hakam-Al Bokhari, Murdered in his Labyrinth," Sa'id tells the preacher that he is afraid of what?

4. In "The Man on the Threshold," why is Judge Glencairn sent to the location where he disappears?

5. In "A Biography of Tadeo Isidoro Cruz (1829-1874)," what happens to Tadeo's attitude toward the fugitive he pursues?

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