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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 Ethnographer," what does Fred Murdock do with the secret he learns from the Indians?
(a) He never learns the secret.
(b) He refuses to write about it.
(c) He sells it to the professor.
(d) He publishes an acclaimed book about it.

2. In "The Other Duel," though Cardosa and Silveira have a long-standing feud, what do they both do?
(a) Write a novel together.
(b) Join a rebel force.
(c) Open a store together.
(d) Fish together every Saturday.

3. In "The Disk," what god is associated with the disk?
(a) Thor.
(b) Isis.
(c) Vishnu.
(d) Odin.

4. In "The Maker," what does the father give the protagonist when he is a boy?
(a) A knife.
(b) A book of poetry.
(c) A shield.
(d) An emerald.

5. In "The Night of the Gits," who is The Captive?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) A man entranced by literature.
(c) An innocent boy.
(d) A war prisoner.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Undr," what does the sacred word of the Urns mean?

2. In "The Plot," a gaucho's murder is similar to the murder of what famous figure?

3. In "The Bribe," what does Professor Einarrson write?

4. In "Everything and Nothing," which of the following best describes Shakespeare?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Name some of the customs and beliefs of the strange group in "The Sect of Thirty."

2. In "Borges and I," who are the two Borgeses, and what is the relationship between them?

3. What does "The Disk" say about greed?

4. In "A Weary Man's Utopia," is the society described by the old man really a "utopia"?

5. Is there a contradiction to the argument in "Argumentum Ornithologicum"?

6. In "The Gospel According to Mark," why do the Gutres want to crucify Baltasar?

7. In "The Plot," a gaucho dies in a similar fashion to Julius Caesar. What does this suggest about history?

8. In "Covered Mirrors," what is the narrator's attitude toward mirrors?

9. In "The Interloper," do the Nelson brothers have any redeeming qualities?

10. In "The Duel," what is the nature of the duel between Clara and Marta?

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