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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following makes the book seem interactive?
(a) Second person perspective.
(b) Intricate diction.
(c) Present tense.
(d) Motivated characters.

3. What does Zwilda draw?
(a) Fish.
(b) Dolphins.
(c) Seashells.
(d) The beach.

4. What is on the photo that is in a character's pocket?
(a) A handsome man.
(b) A pretty girl.
(c) An old woman.
(d) An old man.

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

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

7. What is the reader searching for after reading part of "Outside the Town of Malbork"?
(a) Love.
(b) A book he will actually enjoy.
(c) A new bookstore.
(d) A complete book.

8. Where does Ludmilla want the reader to meet her?
(a) Bookstore.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) University.
(d) Cafe.

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

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

11. What is a theme in "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo"?
(a) Embarrassment.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Anger.
(d) Death.

12. According to the man in "Outside the Town of Malbork," what does the feud with another group cause?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Illness.
(c) Death.
(d) Ignorance.

13. In "Outside the Town of Malbork," for whom is the main character working?
(a) Mr. Carsondera.
(b) Mr. Kauderer.
(c) Mr. Shinderson.
(d) Mr. Hallford.

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

15. Which character is Irina most like?
(a) Ludmilla.
(b) Irnerio.
(c) The reader.
(d) Lotaria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Leaning from the Steep Slope"?

2. At whom does Irina point a revolver?

3. What does the reader do when the book starts over?

4. Where do the two characters dispose of a dead body in "Looks Down in the Gathering Shadow"?

5. What is the name of Ludmilla's sister?

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