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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. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," why does the student decide to travel the country?
(a) To make amends for his sin.
(b) To see where his father lived.
(c) To look for one honest man.
(d) To find a purpose for his life.

2. From what point of view is "An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain" written?
(a) Third person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Second person omniscient.
(d) First person.

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

4. What happens to the blind astrologer in "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim"?
(a) He falls from the tower.
(b) He dies.
(c) He is healed.
(d) He suddenly disappears.

5. Who is the hero of "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim"?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) Al-Mu'tasim.
(c) A student.
(d) A robber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator think of Pierre Menard's rewrite?

2. From what point of view is "The Circular Ruins" written?

3. Which poem does Pierre Menard describe as being an essential work of literature?

4. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," where does the student go after he leaves Indapur?

5. What does the lottery cause?

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