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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, The Garden of Forking Paths, An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about the objects from Tlon that are released into the narrator's world?
(a) They do not reflect images.
(b) They are cold.
(c) They melt after a few days.
(d) They are real objects from an imaginary world.

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

3. In "The Circular Ruins," what happens to the body organ in the protagonist's dream?
(a) It disappears.
(b) It rises into the air.
(c) It grows and develops into a woman.
(d) It grows and develops into a man.

4. What is the name of the god of the temple in "The Circular Ruins"?
(a) Sol.
(b) Luna.
(c) Fire.
(d) Air.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What fear does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" have for his son?

2. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what topic is the narrator discussing when the subject of the encyclopedia is brought up?

3. Which great literary work does Pierre Menard rewrite?

4. How many stories are contained in April March?

5. What does the god of the temple promise the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins"?

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