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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Brodie's Report: Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes "Ibn-Hakam-Al Bokhari, Murdered in his Labyrinth"?
(a) It is a fantasy story that requires a suspension of disbelief.
(b) It is a comedy meant to amuse children.
(c) It is intendend as a precise moral lesson, with unambiguous instruction.
(d) It is realistic.

2. In "The Secret Miracle," why is Hladik truly upset that he will be executed?
(a) He is no more upset than any normal man who is facing his own death.
(b) He has not finished his play, "The Enemies."
(c) He has unresolved issues with his wife.
(d) His execution goes against the words of a fortuneteller, who predicted he'd live to be 100.

3. In "The Interloper," which of the following best characterizes the treatment of Julia by the two brothers?
(a) They are afraid of her.
(b) They treat her like an object.
(c) They do not even notice her presence.
(d) They are kind and doting.

4. In "The Chamber of Statues," where is the king warned not to go?
(a) On a ship.
(b) The Tower.
(c) Russia.
(d) To a bazaar.

5. In "In Memoriam, JFK," JFK's assassination is similar to what event?
(a) An assassination that occurs in a mirror in a labyrinth.
(b) The exact same event on an alternate planet.
(c) The murder of the President of Uruguay in 1897.
(d) The details of an O'Henry short story.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Funes, His Memory," what does the narrator lend Funes?

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

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

4. In "The Lottery in Babylon," who sometimes arbitrates the result of a lottery drawing?

5. What does the sorcerer discover at the end of "The Circular Ruins"?

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