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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Weary Man's Utopia," in what language does the narrator speak to the man from the future?
(a) Russian.
(b) English.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Latin.

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

3. Which of the following best describes the theme of "Mutations"?
(a) The connotations of words are extremely hard to alter.
(b) Objects used for death often become symbols for different things.
(c) Mankind will change into something radically different because of scientific experiments.
(d) Writing will become superfluous because people will communicate telepathically.

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

5. In "Dreamtigers," the protagonist can see only little tigers, what kind does he want to see?
(a) Supernatural tigers.
(b) He doesn't want to see any tigers.
(c) The Siberian tiger.
(d) Tigers with mirrors around their necks.

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

7. In "Legend," what does Abel do to Cain?
(a) He never sees him, as Cain is in Hell.
(b) He flees from his presence.
(c) He forgives him.
(d) He murders Cain.

8. In "There are More Things," who seems to inhabit the narrator's deceased uncle's house?
(a) The narrator's double.
(b) A society of atheists.
(c) Aliens.
(d) The ghost of his uncle.

9. In "Ulrikke," what happens between the narrator and Ulrikke?
(a) The narrator pursues her around the world.
(b) They have a brutal knife fight.
(c) They switch identities.
(d) They casually sleep together.

10. In "A Prayer," what is the narrator's attitude toward his prayer?
(a) He repudiates it.
(b) He thinks it will make sure he is saved.
(c) He hopes it will give him worldly riches.
(d) He doesn't think much about it: he says the words with no thought.

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

12. In "The Interloper," which of the following best characterizes the treatment of Julia by the two brothers?
(a) They are kind and doting.
(b) They do not even notice her presence.
(c) They are afraid of her.
(d) They treat her like an object.

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

14. In "The Duel," though friends, Clara and Marta compete at what activity?
(a) Making themselves beautiful.
(b) Painting.
(c) Memorizing poetry.
(d) Playing the piano.

15. In "Argumentum Ornitholicum," if the number of birds is indefinite, what is implied?
(a) God does not exist.
(b) The end of the world is at hand.
(c) Math has no use.
(d) God exists.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Sect of Thirty," the sect worships which Biblical figure?

2. In "The Maker," what does the father give the protagonist when he is a boy?

3. In "The Gospel According to Mark," what does Baltasar do with the Gutres' English Bible?

4. In "Guayaquil," what do the narrator and Professor Zimmerman compete for?

5. In "Unworthy," what does the rest of the gang call Fischbein?

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