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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bitterness for Three Sleepwalkers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the end of "The Third Resignation," what does the protagonist die of?
(a) Resignation.
(b) Exhaustion.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Time.

2. In "The Other Side of Death," what "fruit" do the trees bear?
(a) Gnomes.
(b) Razors.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Rattlesnakes.

3. During what activity does the protagonist of "The Other Side of Death" particularly envision his brother?
(a) Laying bricks.
(b) Shaving.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Dancing.

4. What is the woman in "Bitterness" afraid of?
(a) Mice.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Distances.
(d) Open spaces.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What nationality is Eva's friend?

3. How long has the "boy" in "Eva" been dead?

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

5. To what is the noise compared in "The Third Resignation"?

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