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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the police chief, where should the man in If On a Winter's Night a Traveler leave right away?
(a) The library.
(b) The train station.
(c) The bus stop.
(d) The cafe.

2. What does the bookseller warn the reader about the next book he's given?
(a) That it might have a defect.
(b) That somebody else may ask him for his copy.
(c) That it will suck him in.
(d) That it isn't a good book.

3. What is the name of Ludmilla's male friend?
(a) Jan.
(b) Cimmer.
(c) Humphrey.
(d) Irnerio.

4. How many men greet the two characters in an elevator in "Looks Down in the Gathering Shadow"?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

5. Which word best describes the setting in "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo"?
(a) Military.
(b) Innocent.
(c) Full of lessons.
(d) Tranquil.

6. About what does the reader talk to the woman he meets ?
(a) The bookseller.
(b) Music.
(c) The bookstore.
(d) Books.

7. Which character in "Looks Down in the Gathering Shadow" mentions that another sack is needed?
(a) Theresa.
(b) Eric.
(c) Tazio.
(d) Bernadette.

8. In "Outside the Town of Malbork," where does the main character's spend his final morning?
(a) Kurbinsa.
(b) Klyne.
(c) Korseniwa.
(d) Kudgiwa.

9. What language does Marana confess that he cannot read?
(a) Cimmerian.
(b) Cimbrian.
(c) English.
(d) Italian.

10. Who reads "Leaning from the Steep Slope" out loud?
(a) Uzzi-Tuzzii.
(b) Ludmilla.
(c) The reader.
(d) Lotaria.

11. What is the name of the main character in "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo"?
(a) Eric.
(b) Alex.
(c) Tyrone.
(d) Marcus.

12. What do the two characters in "Looks Down in the Gathering Shadow" want to do with a dead man?
(a) Bury him.
(b) Turn him in to the police.
(c) Sell him.
(d) Burn him.

13. What is Uzzi-Tuzii's profession?
(a) Professor.
(b) Writer.
(c) Chef.
(d) Bookstore owner.

14. What is combined with description in "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo"?
(a) Intense violence.
(b) Beautiful imagery.
(c) Caricatures.
(d) Sexual innuendo.

15. Which sense does cutting apart pages with a paper knife occupy?
(a) All of them.
(b) Sight and touch.
(c) Smell and sound.
(d) Sound and sight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ludmilla want the reader to meet her?

2. What does the author admit to wishing to convey through descriptions of a fight?

3. Which character is Irina most like?

4. What is the name of the character with a picture in his pocket?

5. Who made love to the man before he was killed in "Looks Down in the Gathering Shadow"?

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