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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Jaromir Hladik's unfinished play?
(a) The Enemies.
(b) The Lie.
(c) The Truth.
(d) The Secret Miracle.

2. Why does Erik Lonnrot believe the third man in "Death and the Compass" was murdered?
(a) He offended a group of religious people.
(b) As part of a hate crime.
(c) As part of a crime of passion.
(d) As part of a botched robbery.

3. Who is the narrator visiting when he meets Ireneo Funes for the first time?
(a) A friend.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His sister.
(d) His father.

4. What do the narrator and Ireneo Funes discuss?
(a) Funes' hyper-awareness.
(b) The war.
(c) His sister.
(d) Funes' paralysis.

5. In the story, "The End," which character has lost a guitar duel?
(a) The store owner's son.
(b) The black man.
(c) The stranger.
(d) The store owner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Jaromir Hladik at the end of "The Secret Miracle"?

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

3. What type of play is Jaromir Hladik writing?

4. Who is Jaromir Hladik?

5. Where does Fergus Kilpatrick die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jaromir Hladik.

2. How does the Englishman in "The Form of the Sword" receive the scar on his face?

3. How do the stranger and the black man feel about their rivalry?

4. How is "Three Versions of Judas" designed to deceive the reader?

5. What unique abilities does Ireneo Funes possess?

6. How does Erik Lonnrot discover the location of the fourth murder?

7. Why does Ireneo Funes suffer from insomnia?

8. How does Jaromir Hladik complete his play?

9. In "Theme of the Traitor and Hero," what coincidences raise Ryan's suspicion?

10. Who is the traitor scheduled for execution in "Theme of the Traitor and Hero"?

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