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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Ryan?
(a) An Irish rebel.
(b) The great grandson of Fergus Kilpatrick.
(c) The Taoiseach of Ireland.
(d) A friend of of Fergus Kilpatrick.

2. Who is Fergus Kilpatrick?
(a) An Irish rebel.
(b) An Englishman.
(c) A friend of Ryan.
(d) The great-grandson of James Alexander Nolan.

3. How does Ireneo Funes die?
(a) He is shot.
(b) From a blood clot in his brain.
(c) By falling out of bed.
(d) From heart failure.

4. Why are Nils Runeberg's theories controversial?
(a) They claim that time is irrelevant.
(b) They give three theories for the behavior of Judas.
(c) He bakes pies in the shape of religious figures.
(d) They claim Judas never existed.

5. Who is Jaromir Hladik?
(a) A watchmaker.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) A writer.

6. How do the stranger and the black man resolve their differences?
(a) They duel.
(b) They go to court.
(c) The store owner mediates an agreement.
(d) The stranger pays the black man for his troubles.

7. What nationality is Jaromir Hladik?
(a) English.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Dutch,
(d) German.

8. How does the Irishman rescue John Vincent Moon?
(a) By driving him to the border.
(b) By carrying him to a hospital.
(c) By leading him to a safe house.
(d) By bandaging his leg.

9. How does John Vincent Moon anger the Irishman?
(a) He turns the Irishman in to the authorities.
(b) He refuses to fight.
(c) He trades ammunition for food.
(d) He steals the Irishman's rations.

10. Where does Fergus Kilpatrick die?
(a) In the theater.
(b) In England.
(c) In a barn.
(d) In his bed.

11. Which Shakespearean character is compared with Fergus Kilpatrick?
(a) Julius Caesar.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Marcus Brutus.

12. Why does Ireneo Funes suffer from insomnia?
(a) He is in constant pain.
(b) He wants to live every moment.
(c) His hyper-awareness prevents him from sleeping.
(d) He is afraid of the approaching enemy.

13. What type of play is Jaromir Hladik writing?
(a) A farce.
(b) A comedy.
(c) A tragedy.
(d) A drama.

14. What talent does Ireneo Funes possess?
(a) He memorizes encyclopedias.
(b) He can create new languages.
(c) He can recite the entire dictionary.
(d) He always knows the correct time.

15. In the story, "The End," why is the man in the back of the store lying down?
(a) He just woke up.
(b) He has just been shot.
(c) He is tired.
(d) He is ill and unable to walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Nils Runeberg compare Judas?

2. Who is James Alexander Nolan?

3. Who is Nils Runeberg?

4. Who is most likely the traitor that Fergus Kilpatrick sentences to death?

5. What is the "secret miracle" that Jaromir Hladik experiences?

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