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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Sea of Lost Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the priest in "A Very Old Man"?
(a) Father Anthony Isabel.
(b) Father Nicanor.
(c) Father Gonzaga.
(d) Father Val.

2. What does Damaso bring to Ana at the beginning of the story?
(a) A puppy.
(b) Two hundred pesos.
(c) A cantaloupe.
(d) Billiard balls.

3. Of what form of transportation does the protagonist dream in "The Other Side of Death"?
(a) A train.
(b) A car.
(c) A ship.
(d) A plane.

4. What follows Big Mama's funeral procession?
(a) Paper butterflies.
(b) Bears.
(c) Thieves.
(d) Vultures.

5. How long has the "boy" in "Eva" been dead?
(a) A month.
(b) Five years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Twelve days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people are sitting at the table in the beginning of "Night of the Curlews"?

2. In "A Very Old Man," what does the spider woman eat?

3. Where does Big Mama live?

4. In "Bitterness for Three Sleepwalkers," what do the woman's clothes smell of?

5. What unusual smell does the sea give off in "The Sea of Lost Time"?

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