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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. Who is most likely the traitor that Fergus Kilpatrick sentences to death?
(a) The narrator.
(b) James Alexander Nolan.
(c) Ryan.
(d) Fergus Kilpatrick.

2. From what illness does Nils Runeberg suffer?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Lupus.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Insomnia.

3. In "Death and the Compass," why do the police believe the rabbi was murdered?
(a) As part of a hate crime.
(b) As part of a botched robbery.
(c) As part of a crime of passion.
(d) He offended a group of religious people.

4. From what point of view is "Theme of the Traitor and Hero" written?
(a) Second person.
(b) Second person omniscient.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jaromir Hladik hear in a dream?

2. How does Fergus Kilpatrick die?

3. Which Shakespearean character is compared with Fergus Kilpatrick?

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

5. What do the narrator and Ireneo Funes discuss?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does language frustrate Ireneo Funes?

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

5. Describe Jaromir Hladik.

6. Describe Ireneo Funes.

7. Why does the Englishman in "The Form of the Sword" hide his identity in the story?

8. What does Jaromir Hladik regret?

9. How does Jaromir Hladik complete his play?

10. What is Jaromir Hladik's prayer?

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