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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 allows the reader to personalize the story?
(a) Specific settings.
(b) Easily dislikable characters.
(c) Impersonal dialogue.
(d) Vague descriptions.

2. Who is the root of the problem with the books?
(a) Umberto Marana.
(b) Henry Marana.
(c) Chavez Marana.
(d) Ermes Marana.

3. In "On the Carpet of Leaves Illuminated by the Moon," who is the young man's teacher?
(a) Miyagi.
(b) Moon.
(c) Makiko.
(d) Mr. Okeda.

4. Where does the reader find the key to Ludmilla's house?
(a) In the flower bed.
(b) Under a mat.
(c) In her car.
(d) Under a plant.

5. What is the food described at the beginning of "Outside the Town of Malbork"?
(a) Achozoneja.
(b) Cordenblise.
(c) Schoeblintsjia.
(d) Blatjiziana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies in the beginning of "Around an Empty Grave"?

2. How does Flannery want his readers to read?

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

4. In "In a Network of Lines that Intersect," when the man's wife saves him, what is she holding?

5. According to a man in "Outside the Town of Malbork," against whom is this group fighting?

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