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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can Flannery no longer read?
(a) He is an author.
(b) He lost his eyesight.
(c) It makes him angry because it reminds him of Marana.
(d) He believes it is overrated.

2. What is the name of the writer of "In a Network of Lines that Enlace"?
(a) Silas Flannery.
(b) Cavedagna.
(c) Uzzi-Tuzii.
(d) Jack Silvo.

3. Against whom does the main character in "Around an Empty Grave" prepare to defend himself?
(a) Anacleta.
(b) Faustino.
(c) Oqiedal.
(d) Dona Jazmina.

4. What does Lotaria tell the second police officer to call her?
(a) Gertrude.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Tisha.
(d) Bethany.

5. What does Miyagi want the young man to gather for them in "On the Carpet of Leaves Illuminated by the Moon"?
(a) Water lilies.
(b) Berries.
(c) Small lizards..
(d) Herbs.

6. According to Irnerio, where would Marana's former lover run to if he returned?
(a) America.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Spain.
(d) England.

7. Who has been determined to be the subject of Marana's letters?
(a) Lotaria.
(b) Cavedanga.
(c) The reader.
(d) Ludmilla.

8. What does Lotaria tell the third police officer to call her?
(a) Ingrid.
(b) Freya.
(c) Tris.
(d) Amy.

9. What do both wings of the OAP have in common?
(a) They want to get a book published.
(b) They want to obtain a publishing house.
(c) They want to kidnap Ludmilla.
(d) They want to destroy Marana.

10. According to Marana, who has kidnapped him?
(a) Flannery.
(b) Cavedagna.
(c) OAP.
(d) OEPHLW.

11. What is the name of the version of Lotaria who has sex with the reader?
(a) Tara.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Leila.
(d) Sheila.

12. How does the young man feel about Makiko in "On the Carpet of Leaves Illuminated by the Moon"?
(a) The young man hates Makiko.
(b) The young man is attracted to Makiko.
(c) The young man wants to teach Makiko to read.
(d) The young man only recently met Makiko and has mixed feelings about her.

13. How does Flannery want his readers to read?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Actively.
(c) Passively.
(d) Quickly.

14. What type of company did the man in "In a Network of Lines that Intersect" found?
(a) Protection against kidnapping.
(b) Protection against identity theft.
(c) Childcare.
(d) Restaurant.

15. What are the two parts of the OAP called?
(a) Wings of Colors and Wings of Dull.
(b) Wings of Shadows and Wings of Light.
(c) Wings of Freedom and Wings of Censorship.
(d) Wings of Power and Wings of Repression.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the main character in "What Story Down There Awaits its End?" have to fight?

3. Who does the reader imagine is the woman Marana describes in his letters?

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

5. What does Marana often do to delay his submissions?

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