2. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," what is Tlon?
(a) A fictitious planet described in a mysterious encyclopedia volume.
(b) A genius servant, who fools others by pretending to be a simpleton.
(c) A food that bestows immortality on those who eat it.
(d) The narrator's term for deja vu.

3. In "The Dead Man," who does Otalora want to replace as leader of the gang?
(a) A beautiful, red-haired woman.
(b) Pancho Villa.
(c) Suarez.
(d) Bandeira.

4. In "The Secret Miracle," what happens to extend Hladik's life for a time?
(a) Hladik is able to escape for a while.
(b) Due to a paperwork mistake, another man is killed instead of Hladik, and the mistake is not uncovered for some time.
(c) God freezes time for a year.
(d) The Nazi's decide to postpone the execution.

5. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," which writer's work is partially a model for the assassination?
(a) Coleridge.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Dante.

6. In "The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro," how does Tom make a living after he gets out of jail?
(a) He gives speeches to audiences arguing either that he is innocent or guilty.
(b) Having learned the law from his trial, he becomes a lawyer.
(c) He writes a bestselling book on how to impersonate.
(d) He sells rare coins.

7. In "The Library of Babel," the library can best be described as which of the following?
(a) Non-existent-- it is only in the dreams of the librarian.
(b) Actually small, with mirrors creating the illusion of size.
(c) Endless and existing for all time.
(d) Quite finite, just very large.

8. In "The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro," what causes Tom's fake identity scheme to fall apart?
(a) Ebenezer Bogle's death.
(b) At the trial, a saavy lawyer produces papers demonstrating Tom can't be who he says he is.
(c) Ebenezer Bogle runs out of ideas for perpetuating the fraud.
(d) The real person, whom Tom was impersonating, returns.

9. In "The Other Death," how does the author suggest that Damian could be both a hero and a coward?
(a) He doesn't; Damian is portrayed as only a coward.
(b) Though he fled from the battlefield, 40 years later on his deathbed, Damian, through a miracle, wills himself to be a hero.
(c) He doesn't; Damian is portrayed as strictly a hero.
(d) He conveys how Damian would run, then fight, run, then fight, continuously during the battle.

10. In "The Shape of the Sword," John Vincent Moon is a traitor to what ideology?
(a) Gnosticism.
(b) The cause of Irish independence.
(c) Women's rights.
(d) Manichaeism.

11. In "The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths," what is the labyrinth in which the King of Babylon is imprisoned?
(a) A desert.
(b) A ship on the ocean.
(c) A huge forest.
(d) A maze of steel corridors.

12. In "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain," Quain's work can best be described as which of the following?
(a) Seemingly pornographic, but with a religious message embedded within.
(b) Coded to teach medical students how to perform surgery.
(c) Straightforward.
(d) Bizarrely structured, and based on outrageous and esoteric themes.

13. In "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain," what work of Quain's is actually successful?
(a) "Lo, lo, the Westward Crowd."
(b) "The Lament of Euripides."
(c) "Herbert Quain: Autobiography in Verse."
(d) "April March."

14. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what occupation does Ching decide on, after she gives up pirating?
(a) Smuggling opium.
(b) Giving sailing lessons to the Emperor's children.
(c) Becoming the admiral of the Imperial fleet.
(d) Becoming the Emperor's advisor.

15. In "The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro," who convinces Tom to create a fake identity?
(a) Tom gets the idea himself.
(b) Lady Tichbourne.
(c) Ebenezer Bogle.
(d) Lady Tichbourne's son.