1. In "A Biography of Tadeo Isidoro Cruz (1829-1874)," what happens to Tadeo's attitude toward the fugitive he pursues?
(a) He grows bored of the search and doesn't care one way or the other if the man escapes.
(b) He doggedly pursues him, and wants nothing else in life, but to catch the man.
(c) His desire to catch the man turns to empathy, and he wants to help the man.
(d) His hatred of the man grows, until he not only wants the man dead, he wants all his associates dead.

2. What idea is the main concern of "Paradiso, XXXI, 108"?
(a) Experiencing and seeing God.
(b) The absolute misery of life.
(c) Giving a detailed description of Heaven.
(d) Putting forth an analysis of Dante.

3. In "Borges and I," who are the two characters?
(a) Borges and his character John Vincent Moon.
(b) Borges and Edgar Allan Poe.
(c) Borges the writer, and the personal Borges.
(d) Borges and an unknown narrator.

4. In "The Man on the Threshold," how is the story the narrator hears relevant?
(a) The narrator discovers he is out of his jurisdiction.
(b) The story informs the narrator that the disappearance of the judge is just a hoax.
(c) The past event exactly mirrors the fate of the judge.
(d) The narrator discovers an important family secret.

5. Which of the following best describes the theme of "Mutations"?
(a) Mankind will change into something radically different because of scientific experiments.
(b) Objects used for death often become symbols for different things.
(c) The connotations of words are extremely hard to alter.
(d) Writing will become superfluous because people will communicate telepathically.