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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 and On the Carpet of Leaves Illuminated by the Moon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who summoned Marana to break off translation of a novel at a suspenseful part?
(a) The inventor of Cimmerian language.
(b) Cavedagna.
(c) The wife of the American president.
(d) The wife of the Arabian Sultan.

2. What is the name of the narrator's daughter in "Looks Down in the Gathering Shadow"?
(a) Teresa.
(b) Bernadette.
(c) Jolene.
(d) Sibylle.

3. What made the publishing house question Marana's competency?
(a) The types of books he worked on.
(b) Inconsistencies.
(c) A background check.
(d) The type of client he took on.

4. What is considered the language of the dead?
(a) Cimbric.
(b) Cimmerian.
(c) Italian.
(d) English.

5. It becomes clear that which character is writing the book we are reading?
(a) Marana.
(b) Cavedagna.
(c) Flannery.
(d) Uzzi-Tuzii.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Cavedagna?

2. Who enjoys reading books without underlying meanings?

3. How does the man in "In a Network of Lines that Intersect" conceal his true self?

4. Who agrees that the reader needs to see a publisher but does not want to go by himself/herself?

5. Which of the following describes Ludmilla's book collection?

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