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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Other," who does a 70-year-old Borges converse with?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Edgar Allan Poe.
(c) An 18year-old version of himself.
(d) His immortal soul.

2. In "August 25, 1983," what hotel room does Borges go to?
(a) 19.
(b) 63.
(c) 49.
(d) The room is numberless.

3. In "Undr," what does the sacred word of the Urns mean?
(a) Warfare.
(b) God.
(c) Mirror.
(d) Wonder.

4. In "Avelino Arredondo," whom does Avelino murder?
(a) The Uruguayan President, Juan Borda.
(b) His wife.
(c) A heretic.
(d) A rival in love.

5. To whom is "There are More Things" dedicated?
(a) H.P. Lovecraft.
(b) Ovid.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

6. In "Undr," though the people are barbarous, they claim to be what?
(a) Devout Muslims.
(b) Christian.
(c) Virtuous pagans.
(d) Ascetics.

7. In "Inferno, I, 32," what does God tell Dante in a dream?
(a) He doesn't like Dante's version of Purgatory.
(b) The exact day of his death.
(c) How to finish some poetry.
(d) The prurpose of his life.

8. In "Parable of the Palace," why does the Emperor execute the poet?
(a) For "stealing" his palace by capturing it in a poem.
(b) His poetry reveals the poets love of the Emperor's wife.
(c) His poetry is awful.
(d) His poetry is simply empty flattery of the Emperor, and the Emperor hates flatterers.

9. In "Blue Tigers," what are the Blue Tigers?
(a) Arguments that employ specious reasoning.
(b) Mysterious stones.
(c) Mythological tigers made of ice.
(d) Members of a religious sect.

10. In "The Book of Sand," what does the narrator do with the book at the end?
(a) Though it is infinite, he magically reads it in his lifetime.
(b) He hides it in the National Library.
(c) He burns it.
(d) He places it in a room of mirrors to endlessly replicate the book.

11. In "The Plot," a gaucho's murder is similar to the murder of what famous figure?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) The Archduke Ferdinand.

12. In "The Bribe," what does Dr. Winthrop have to do?
(a) Prove Shakespeare was not the sole author of his plays.
(b) Kidnap Herbert Locke.
(c) Decide who will chair an academic conference.
(d) Publish an article on Keats.

13. What is the event in "The Elderly Lady"?
(a) Her 90th birthday.
(b) The Day of the Dead.
(c) Her 100th birthday.
(d) Christmas.

14. In "Avelino Arredondo," to what does Avelino belong?
(a) The Red party.
(b) The White Party.
(c) A shadowy cabal.
(d) The Calvinists.

15. In "Undr," what does Ulf do to avoid execution?
(a) Creates a map of some unknown territory.
(b) Compses a poem in praise of the king.
(c) Volunteers to join the army.
(d) Becomes the king's court jester.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Dreamtigers," the protagonist can see only little tigers, what kind does he want to see?

2. In "The Story from Rosendo Juarez," what becomes of Rosendo?

3. In "A Weary Man's Utopia," how old is the man from the future?

4. In "The Other Duel," though Cardosa and Silveira have a long-standing feud, what do they both do?

5. In "Borges and I," who are the two characters?

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