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

2. In "Emma Zunz," where does Emma get a gun?
(a) It is hidden in the bathroom.
(b) In Lowenthal's desk.
(c) She has it in her purse.
(d) A man on a street corner gives it to her.

3. In "The Cult of the Phoenix," what is the Cult of the Phoenix?
(a) A bird watching group, with their own language derived from the names of birds.
(b) A group that imagines they have exact counterparts in Arizona.
(c) A group devoted to the study of mythology.
(d) A shadowy religious sect.

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

5. In "The Other Death," what does the Colonel say of Pedro Damian?
(a) He was a coward who ran from the battlefield.
(b) He shot three of his own men.
(c) He was not at the battle.
(d) He was a hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Theologians," why is John of Pannonia killed?

2. In "Three Versions of Judas," what is the first version of Judas?

3. In "Ibn-Hakam-Al Bokhari, Murdered in his Labyrinth," after killing his cousin, where does the protagonist sail?

4. In "The Writing of God," how can Tzinacan escape?

5. In "Deutsches Requiem," what group does Otto join?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," Ching becomes a pirate, but does she have any virtuous qualities, even in this criminal profession?

2. In "The Aleph," what is the narrator's attitude toward Carlos Argentino?

3. "The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths" ends with the words, "Glory to Him who does not die." Who is the one "who does not die," and what is the reason for this invocation?

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

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

6. In "The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro," what is Tom's relationship to Ebenezer Bogle?

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

8. 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?

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

10. In "Hakim The Masked Dyer of Merv," Hakim's sect abhor mirrors and copulation. What is the significance of this abhorrence?

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