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

2. In "Three Versions of Judas," what is the third version of Judas?
(a) He is the human side of Jesus.
(b) The same traitorous version as the Bible.
(c) He was not actually involved in the Bible.
(d) He is God.

3. In "The Zahir," what is his lover's sister obsessed with?
(a) A coin.
(b) A Blue Tiger.
(c) Hats.
(d) Clouds.

4. In "Monk Eastman, Purveyor of Iniquities," Eastman does what after serving ten years in prison?
(a) Joins the army and fights in France against Germany.
(b) He runs a casino.
(c) He quickly gets arrested again and serves ten more years.
(d) He leaves his life of crime to become a street preacher.

5. In "The Writing of God," how can Tzinacan escape?
(a) By reciting the Bible.
(b) By reading the fourteen words on the animal beside him.
(c) With a mysterious hacksaw he finds.
(d) By bribing one corrupt guard.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Undr," what does the sacred word of the Urns mean?

3. In "The Plot," a gaucho's murder is similar to the murder of what famous figure?

4. In "The Wait," where does Villari fear he has been recognized?

5. In "Legend," what does Abel do to Cain?

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