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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 "Mahomed's Double," what happens when the Muslims see a vision of Mohamed?
(a) Their eyes melt.
(b) Nothing.
(c) They instantly know the path to salvation.
(d) They fall into trances.

2. In "The Garden of Forking Paths," why does Dr. Yu murder Dr. Albert?
(a) To alert the German command where to bomb a city named Albert.
(b) Dr. Albert made derogatory remarks about Asians.
(c) He is insane.
(d) Dr. Albert stole his wife.

3. In "The Zahir," where is the sister of the woman he loves?
(a) Travelling in Argentina.
(b) Prison.
(c) A mental hospital.
(d) A convent.

4. In "A Biography of Tadeo Isidoro Cruz (1829-1874)," what is the name of the fugitive Tadeo pursues?
(a) Geronimo.
(b) Martin Fierro.
(c) The Man With No Name.
(d) In a Borges existential twist, he is pursuing himself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Chamber of Statues," where is the king warned not to go?

2. In "The Story of the Warrior and the Captive Maiden," what is the attitude of the English woman who has married an Indian?

3. In "A Theologian in Death," Melancthon believes that salvation is achieved in what way?

4. In "The Disinterested Killer Bill Harrigan," where does Bill commit most of his outlaw acts?

5. In "The Theologians," whose doctrine does Aurelian want to defeat?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "The End," does the black man who plays his guitar and continually waits outside the bar get what he has been waiting for?

4. In "Emma Zunz," how does Emma exact revenge on Lowenthal for her father's death?

5. How does Borges portray theological disputes in "The Theologians"?

6. In "The Man on the Threshold," why do the people pretend that they do not know what happened to Glencairn when the investigator asks them?

7. In "Ibn-Hakam-Al Bokhari, Murdered in his Labyrinth," according to Unwin, why did Sa'id truly steal the treasure, and what are the implications of this motivation?

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

9. In "A Theologian in Death," what is Melancthon's doctrine and what are the implications of this doctrine?

10. In "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain," why is Herbert upset at the success of "April March"?

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