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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, The Garden of Forking Paths, The Garden of Forking Paths.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What power does the Company have over lottery players?
(a) Supplies.
(b) Life and death.
(c) Governing.
(d) None.

2. What does Ts'ui Pen wish to create before his death?
(a) A legacy.
(b) A great sculpture.
(c) An epic poem.
(d) A great labyrinth.

3. Who is Richard Madden?
(a) A pilot for the RAF.
(b) The man who wants to arrest Dr.Yu Tsun.
(c) A British statesman.
(d) An instructor for the VAF.

4. What shape are the rooms in the library of Babel?
(a) Square.
(b) Flexible.
(c) Oblong.
(d) Hexagonal.

5. From what point of view is "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim" written?
(a) Second person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Second person omniscient.
(d) First person.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stories are contained in April March?

2. In what languages are the books of "The Library of Babel" written?

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

4. What is the Company?

5. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," why does the student run to the top of a tower?

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