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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Artifices, Death and the Compass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What opinion does the narrator have of Herbert Quain's work?
(a) It is the work of an amateur.
(b) He could do better.
(c) It is genius.
(d) It is trite and meaningless.

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

3. Who is Herbert Ashe?
(a) An acquaintance of the narrator's family.
(b) A famous author.
(c) The narrator.
(d) A manufacturer of mirrors.

4. Which author corresponds with the narrator in "Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quixote"?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe.
(b) Pierre Menard.
(c) Miguel de Cervantes.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

5. What does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" dream of doing?
(a) Singing.
(b) Building.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Teaching.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator ask the Englishman after dinner?

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

3. Why does the narrator visit Ireneo Funes before returning home?

4. What is Qaphqa?

5. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," why does the student decide to travel the country?

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