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

2. In "Funes, His Memory," what does the narrator lend Funes?
(a) A book believed to be written by John Milton.
(b) Some Latin books.
(c) A book on ornithology.
(d) A magnifying glass.

3. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what prompts the protagonist to become a pirate?
(a) She is brainwashed by another pirate.
(b) The murder of her husband.
(c) She is obsessed with the works of Robert Louis Stevenson.
(d) After knitting a pirate flag, she strangely decides she has to actually use it.

4. In "The Mirror of Ink," what happens to the ruler from prying too deeply into a vision?
(a) He realizes the folly of worldly power and gives up his rule.
(b) He becomes a sorcerer.
(c) He dies.
(d) He comes to realize that what seemed like magic was only a hoax.

5. In "A Biography of Tadeo Isidoro Cruz (1829-1874)," what is the name of the fugitive Tadeo pursues?
(a) The Man With No Name.
(b) Geronimo.
(c) Martin Fierro.
(d) In a Borges existential twist, he is pursuing himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Theologians," whose doctrine does Aurelian want to defeat?

2. In "The South," where does Dahlmann go after he recovers from an illness?

3. In "The Wait," what happens to Villari at the end?

4. In "A Biography of Tadeo Isidoro Cruz (1829-1874)," what is Tadeo's punishment for killing a man?

5. Thematically, "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote" deals most closely with which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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