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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 "Inferno, I, 32," what does God tell Dante in a dream?
(a) The exact day of his death.
(b) How to finish some poetry.
(c) The prurpose of his life.
(d) He doesn't like Dante's version of Purgatory.

2. In "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain," Quain's work can best be described as which of the following?
(a) Bizarrely structured, and based on outrageous and esoteric themes.
(b) Coded to teach medical students how to perform surgery.
(c) Straightforward.
(d) Seemingly pornographic, but with a religious message embedded within.

3. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," what does the law student think he has done that causes him to live in exile with India's most wretched populace?
(a) Committed blasphemy.
(b) Killed a Muslim.
(c) Committed adultery.
(d) Killed a Hindu.

4. In "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain," how does Quain react when he does have some artistic success?
(a) He is upset and writes some short stories with ruined endings.
(b) He is elated and lives a life of literary celebrity.
(c) He strangely turns criminal and embarks on a life of petty crime.
(d) He is indifferent: he feels an artist should remain perfectly nuetral to how his work is received.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Funes, His Memory," at what age does Funes die?

2. In "Mahomed's Double," what happens when the Muslims see a vision of Mohamed?

3. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what occupation does Ching decide on, after she gives up pirating?

4. In "The Maker," what does the father give the protagonist when he is a boy?

5. In "The End," whom is the black man waiting for?

(see the answer key)

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