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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "What Story Down There Awaits its End?", what is the name of the woman the main character wants to see?
(a) Mariska.
(b) Franziska.
(c) Doniska.
(d) Erikanska.

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

3. What is the name of the author who believes he was plagiarized by Flannery?
(a) Korstin.
(b) Veldfran.
(c) Vladerva.
(d) Vandervelde.

4. What makes the main character in "In a Network of Lines that Intersect" think he is going insane?
(a) Being locked in a basement for days.
(b) Seeing his collection of items get destroyed.
(c) Seeing his reflection on all sides.
(d) Seeing his family hurt.

5. What does Flannery find missing from his room?
(a) His collection of books.
(b) Pages from a manuscript.
(c) Family photographs.
(d) His personal documents.

6. From looking in Ludmilla's kitchen, what can the reader determine?
(a) Ludmilla cooks a lot.
(b) Ludmilla doesn't like to clean.
(c) Ludmilla doesn't often have company.
(d) Ludmilla eats out a lot.

7. Who once had a personal relationship with Marana, according to Irnerio?
(a) Irnerio.
(b) Cavedagna.
(c) Ludmilla.
(d) Lotaria.

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

9. Who are those in "What Story Down There Awaits its End?" who want to tear down the world and bring it back up?
(a) Women.
(b) Others.
(c) Readers.
(d) Agents.

10. Why does the Director claim to read?
(a) To find hidden meaning.
(b) To learn new words.
(c) For knowledge.
(d) For pleasure.

11. What does Marana often do to delay his submissions?
(a) He goes on vacation.
(b) He writes letters.
(c) He changes publishers.
(d) He makes phone calls.

12. What does Irnerio do with books?
(a) He makes things with them.
(b) He reads them.
(c) He censors them.
(d) He burns them.

13. Who prefers a novel that makes a person uneasy?
(a) Lotaria.
(b) The woman on the beach.
(c) Marana.
(d) Flannery.

14. Of whom does Flannery become jealous?
(a) The reader.
(b) Cavedagna.
(c) Lotaria.
(d) Ludmilla.

15. What does the main character in "What Story Down There Awaits its End?" have to fight?
(a) The future.
(b) The void.
(c) The past.
(d) The Others.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is Calvino clearly against, as seen in the novel?

2. Who does Flannery mistake for somebody who wants to get to know him personally?

3. Who are the people who have developed a system to write novels with less effort?

4. According to Irnerio, where would Marana's former lover run to if he returned?

5. In "What Story Down There Awaits its End?" why does the man want to erase the world?

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