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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 is actually the very same man who tells the narrator the story of Moon's treachery.
(d) He never existed.

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

3. In "The Cult of the Phoenix," what objects are involved in their rituals?
(a) Bibles.
(b) Bones.
(c) Knives.
(d) Cork, wax, and slime.

4. In "The Aleph," why does the narrator lie about the Aleph?
(a) He wants to exploit the Aleph and make money, so he doesn't want anybody to know about it yet.
(b) He is a compulsive liar.
(c) He thinks knowledge of the Aleph would drive lesser minds insane.
(d) He is jealous.

5. In "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain," Quain writes one of his books based on which of the following?
(a) The migration of snowy egrets.
(b) Mathematical construction.
(c) More adventures for Sherlock Holmes.
(d) Geology.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Man on the Threshold," what is suspected of all the people who are celebrating?

2. In "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain," Quain's work can best be described as which of the following?

3. In "Story of the Two Dreamers," what does the man's dream tell him?

4. In "The Circular Ruins," other than the sorcerer himself, who knows about the content of his dreams?

5. In "The Immortal," what is Marcus's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Three Versions of Judas," what are the three ways Runeberg portrays Judas?

2. "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim" is a review of a book that does not exist. How is this significant?

3. In "Monk Eastman Purveyor of Iniquities," what first stops Monk's criminal life of violence, and then what allows him to continue this violence in a new form?

4. In "The Dead Man," why does Bandeira allow Otalora to sleep with his woman and enjoy a sense of power?

5. In "The Other Death," how does Borges suggest that Pedro Damian could actually be both a hero and a coward?

6. In "The Writing of the God," why does Tzinacan decide to stay in his cell?

7. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," why does Kilpatrick participate in his own assassination?

8. Describe the significance in "The Shape of the Sword," of the last lines: "I denounced the man who protected me: I am Vincent Moon. Now despise me."

9. In "The Garden of Forking Paths," why does Dr. Yu work for the Germans?

10. In "Funes, His Memory," is Funes's prodigious memory a good thing or a bad thing?

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