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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The End," whom is the black man waiting for?
(a) Ramon Hadado, the killer of his father.
(b) Martin Fierro, the killer of his brother.
(c) Edgar Degas, the famous painter.
(d) Juan Cruz, his alter ego.

3. In "Man on the Pink Corner," what does Rosendo do after the fight with the Yardmaster?
(a) He becomes friends with the Yardmaster.
(b) He dies.
(c) He opens a shop that sells weapons.
(d) He disappears.

4. "The Lottery in Babylon" deals most closely with which theme?
(a) The misrepresentation of Babylon in The Bible.
(b) The role of chance in life.
(c) People should focus on their private selves and avoid the public life.
(d) The dangers of gambling addiction.

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

6. In "The Man on the Threshold," what is suspected of all the people who are celebrating?
(a) They are Socialists.
(b) They are worshipping the god Apollo.
(c) They all know what happened to Judge Glencairn.
(d) They all want to kill the narrator.

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

8. Thematically, "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote" deals most closely with which of the following?
(a) The evils of plagiarism.
(b) The inferiority of the novel as an art form.
(c) The nature of literary criticism and the issues surrounding interpretation.
(d) Borges's thinly disguised self-hatred.

9. In "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain," how does Quain react when he does have some artistic success?
(a) He is elated and lives a life of literary celebrity.
(b) He is indifferent: he feels an artist should remain perfectly nuetral to how his work is received.
(c) He strangely turns criminal and embarks on a life of petty crime.
(d) He is upset and writes some short stories with ruined endings.

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

11. In "The End," what instrument does the black man play outside Recabarren's bar?
(a) The harmonica.
(b) The guitar.
(c) The drums.
(d) The flute.

12. In "The Wait," why does Senor Villari only go out at night?
(a) He is a serious drinker who is hungover during the days.
(b) He works at night and is too exhausted to go out during the day.
(c) He has a skin condition that prevents him from going into sunlight.
(d) He is a fugitive.

13. In "Man on the Pink Corner," what does the Yardmaster challenge Rosendo to?
(a) A knife fight.
(b) A foot race.
(c) A duel with pistols.
(d) A wrestling match.

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

15. "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," can best be described as which of the following?
(a) An adventure story.
(b) An satire of the Biblical story of Noah's Ark.
(c) A review of a novel that does not exist.
(d) A comedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Immortal," which of the following best describes the result of attaining immortality?

2. In "The Zahir," what is his lover's sister obsessed with?

3. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," which writer's work is partially a model for the assassination?

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

5. In "The Zahir," where is the sister of the woman he loves?

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