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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is described in "The Other Side of Death" as having "blue octopuses"?
(a) Winter.
(b) The sea.
(c) Illness.
(d) Rottenness.

2. What is the only word the girl in "Nabo" knows?
(a) Sky.
(b) Nabo.
(c) Pandora.
(d) Hello.

3. Which character in "The Sea of Lost Time" wants to be buried alive?
(a) Elisenda.
(b) Petra.
(c) Jacob's wife.
(d) Catarino's wife.

4. How much does Balthazar end up charging for the bird cage?
(a) Fifty pesos.
(b) Thirty pesos.
(c) Two hundred pesos.
(d) Nothing.

5. By the end of the story, how long has Eva been dead?
(a) Three thousand years.
(b) A million years.
(c) Five minutes.
(d) A year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is outside the door in "Eyes"?

2. What does Big Mama do immediately before dying?

3. The narrator of "Eyes" has dreamed of the woman as what object?

4. How many favorite books does Eva have?

5. What type of bird is supposed to live in the large bird cage?

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