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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nabo: the Black Man Who Made the Angels Wait.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is mentioned as ending the lovers' dreams?
(a) An alarm clock.
(b) A spoon.
(c) A traffic jam.
(d) A neighbor's shouting.

2. What biblical characters are referenced in "The Other Side of Death"?
(a) Jonah and the whale.
(b) Isaac and Rebecca.
(c) Abraham and Sarah.
(d) Jesus and Paul.

3. What causes Eva's suffering in the beginning of the story?
(a) Disease.
(b) Fear.
(c) Death.
(d) Insects.

4. To what does Eva compare her beauty in "Eva Is Inside Her Cat"?
(a) Art.
(b) Cancer.
(c) A contest.
(d) Night.

5. What is outside the door in "Eyes"?
(a) The ocean.
(b) A forest.
(c) Open landscape.
(d) A soccer stadium.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Other Side of Death," what "fruit" do the trees bear?

2. What is the only word the girl in "Nabo" knows?

3. What smell is mentioned in the first sentence of "The Other Side of Death"?

4. In "The Other Side of Death," whom does the protagonist sense in the room?

5. Of what did the protagonist's brother die, as described in "The Other Side of Death"?

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