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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 Immortal," which of the following best describes the result of attaining immortality?
(a) It is wonderful, for wisdom and pleasure can be endlessly pursued.
(b) It does not really change anything.
(c) Because man's life is no longer finite, he loses motivation, and degenerates into a base creature.
(d) It is pure torture; humans truthfully crave their own death.

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

3. In "The Shape of the Sword," what do we learn of Vincent Moon'?
(a) He is actually the very same man who tells the narrator the story of Moon's treachery.
(b) He became a politican in Ireland.
(c) He has died years back.
(d) He never existed.

4. In "The Disinterested Killer Bill Harrigan," where does Bill commit most of his outlaw acts?
(a) Australia.
(b) Europe.
(c) The Wild West.
(d) New York City.

5. In "The Maker," the protagonist is what Greek writer?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Aristophanes.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Homer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Man on the Pink Corner," what does Rosendo do after the fight with the Yardmaster?

2. In "The Dead Man," why does Otalora first have to leave Argentina?

3. In "The Garden of Forking Paths," who has Dr. Yu arrested?

4. In "The Disinterested Killer Bill Harrigan," who shoots Bill?

5. In "The Cult of the Phoenix," what is the Cult of the Phoenix?

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