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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 and Around an Empty Grave.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Flannery try to leave out of his next novel?
(a) A visible setting.
(b) The invisible I.
(c) The invisible setting.
(d) Setting.

2. In "In a Network of Lines that Intersect," what does the underground want to do with the main character?
(a) Recruit him.
(b) Kidnap him.
(c) Kill his mistress.
(d) Steal his money.

3. In Chapter 8, what type of book does Ludmilla like?
(a) Books that explore details about foreign countries.
(b) Books that create illusion around human relations.
(c) Books that use sensory details.
(d) Books that lie to the reader.

4. Why does the man in If On a Winter's Night a Traveler want to turn back time?
(a) So he can postpone his meeting.
(b) So his train is not late.
(c) So he doesn't have to see the woman waiting for him.
(d) So he can be happy again.

5. Who turns out to be the contact the man is waiting for in If On a Winter's Night a Traveler?
(a) A detective.
(b) The police chief.
(c) A shop owner.
(d) The bus driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. From looking in Ludmilla's kitchen, what can the reader determine?

2. When the reader turns the page, what does he discover to make a defective book?

3. How does the young man feel about Makiko in "On the Carpet of Leaves Illuminated by the Moon"?

4. What are the two characters trying to put inside a sack in "Looks Down in the Gathering Shadow"?

5. What is on the photo that is in a character's pocket?

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