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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. Why does Scharlach lead Erik Lonnrot to the location of the fourth murder?
(a) To kill him for arresting his brother.
(b) To turn in his deranged brother.
(c) Out of guilt.
(d) The fourth victim is his brother.

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. From what point of view is "The Circular Ruins" written?
(a) Third person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Second person omniscient.
(d) First person.

4. Where does the narrator discover "The First Encyclopedia of Tlon"?
(a) On the island of Tertius.
(b) Inside a mirror.
(c) In the library.
(d) Among Herbert Ashe's possessions.

5. What does the lottery cause?
(a) The end of the world.
(b) A rebellion.
(c) Overcrowding.
(d) A plague.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Fergus Kilpatrick die?

2. In "The Babylon Lottery," which characters first sponsor the lottery?

3. What does Ryan publish?

4. How does the Irishman rescue John Vincent Moon?

5. In "The Form of the Sword," when does the Irish rebellion take place?

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