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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Marana, who does not matter?
(a) Publishers.
(b) Authors.
(c) Readers.
(d) Translators.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the bookseller, who wrote "Outside the Town of Malbork"?

2. To what type of organization does the man in If On a Winter's Night a Traveler belong?

3. Why does Ludmilla read?

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

5. Why did the narrator in "Looks Down in the Gathering Shadow" kill the man?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the novel "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo."

2. What is the origin of the problem with the books?

3. How is jealousy a theme in "Outside the Town of Malbork"?

4. Describe the structure of the book.

5. Describe Cimmeria.

6. Why does Ludmilla read?

7. Who is Ermes Marana?

8. Why is the book titled If On a Winter's Night a Traveler in the story so vague?

9. Describe the imagery used in "Outside the Town of Malbork."

10. For what does the reader continue to search after finding a problem with his second book?

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