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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is James Alexander Nolan?
(a) An Englishman.
(b) The Taoiseach of Ireland.
(c) A friend of Fergus Kilpatrick.
(d) The great grandson of Fergus Kilpatrick.

2. In "Death and the Compass," what do the police receive in the mail after the third murder?
(a) A map.
(b) A lock of hair.
(c) A knife.
(d) A confession.

3. Why does Erik Lonnrot believe the third man in "Death and the Compass" was murdered?
(a) As part of a hate crime.
(b) As part of a crime of passion.
(c) He offended a group of religious people.
(d) As part of a botched robbery.

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

5. Why does Erik Lonnrot believe the rabbi was murdered?
(a) As part of a hate crime.
(b) As part of a botched robbery.
(c) He offended a group of religious people.
(d) As part of a crime of passion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to John Vincent Moon during the Irish rebellion?

2. What body organ begins a dream of the protagonist in "The Circular Ruins"?

3. Which great literary work does Pierre Menard rewrite?

4. From what illness does Nils Runeberg suffer?

5. From what point of view is "An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain" written?

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