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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Artifices, The Form of the Sword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many stories are contained in April March?
(a) One.
(b) Nine.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

2. What type of genre is Herbert Quain's first novel?
(a) Historical fiction.
(b) Satire.
(c) Detective fiction.
(d) Biography.

3. In "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim," which character writes a detective novel?
(a) A student.
(b) A robber.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A blind astrologer.

4. What happens when the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" steps into the burning ruins?
(a) He dies.
(b) He disappears.
(c) He does not burn.
(d) He body burns, leaving his heart.

5. What does the narrator ask the Englishman after dinner?
(a) How he received his scar.
(b) Why the room is so dark.
(c) When he fought in the war.
(d) Where he can find a telephone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator seek shelter at the Englishman's ranch?

2. What does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" dream of doing?

3. What is The Secret Mirror?

4. To whom does the protagonist in "The Circular Ruins" pray?

5. How is John Vincent Moon wounded?

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