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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Artifices, Three Versions of Judas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Death and the Compass," how are Erik Lonnrot and the police alerted to the third murder?
(a) By clues found at the second crime scene.
(b) By a phone call.
(c) By mail.
(d) By email.

2. Why does Ryan believe Fergus Kilpatrick's murder was never solved?
(a) No one was at home with Kilpatrick.
(b) His body was cremated.
(c) The police purposely hid the identity of the killers.
(d) The murder occured in a different country.

3. Why does the narrator seek shelter at the Englishman's ranch?
(a) He car had a flat tire.
(b) He is caught in a terrible storm.
(c) He is running from the police.
(d) He is hiding from soldiers.

4. Why are some lottery players imprisoned?
(a) They refuse to buy tickets.
(b) They steal tickets.
(c) They murder the winners.
(d) They refuse to pay a fine.

5. Why is Herbert Quain mentioned in the newspaper?
(a) He has died.
(b) He has been arrested.
(c) He has written an article about mirrors.
(d) He is being honored for his work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is April March?

2. Who is Dr. Yu Tsun?

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

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

5. Why does Erik Lonnrot believe the second man in "Death and the Compass" was murdered?

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