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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Book of Sand: Part III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Funes, His Memory," at what age does Funes die?
(a) 21.
(b) The age of his death is not given.
(c) 19.
(d) 40.

2. In "The Circular Ruins," other than the sorcerer himself, who knows about the content of his dreams?
(a) Everyone on earth.
(b) No one.
(c) The fire god.
(d) His wife.

3. In "The Zahir," how does the narrator rid himself of the coin?
(a) He never gets rid of it.
(b) He loses it.
(c) He puts it in a bowl of coins to forget the original.
(d) He spends it.

4. In "The House of Asterion," Asterion is what mythological creature?
(a) Centaur.
(b) Cyclops.
(c) A Minotaur.
(d) Satyr.

5. In "The Disk," what god is associated with the disk?
(a) Odin.
(b) Isis.
(c) Vishnu.
(d) Thor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Other," who does a 70-year-old Borges converse with?

2. In "Avelino Arredondo," whom does Avelino murder?

3. In "The Aleph," what is the Aleph?

4. In "The Secret Miracle," why is Hladik truly upset that he will be executed?

5. In "The Cruel Redeemer Lazarus Morell," what city does Lazarus plan to overtake?

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