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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. Where does the man in If On a Winter's Night a Traveler leave his suit case overnight?
(a) A woman's shop.
(b) Under a bench.
(c) The police station.
(d) The bus station.

2. At whom does Irina point a revolver?
(a) Valerian.
(b) Eric.
(c) Alex.
(d) Lotaria.

3. Who wrote "Leaning from the Steep Slope"?
(a) Othar Zuti.
(b) Laza Okno.
(c) Umptar Orvitz.
(d) Ukko Ahti.

4. Who agrees that the reader needs to see a publisher but does not want to go by himself/herself?
(a) Alex.
(b) Ludmilla.
(c) Lotaria.
(d) Uzzi-Tuzii.

5. What must a book have for Lotaria to enjoy it?
(a) Meaning.
(b) Characters.
(c) Plot.
(d) Setting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo" is described as ungrateful and terse?

2. What does the reader exchange with the woman?

3. What does the reader find when he begins reading the book the bookseller gives him?

4. What does the bookseller warn the reader about the next book he's given?

5. In "Outside the Town of Malbork," where does the main character's spend his final morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Cavedagna symbolic of the author of the novel, Calvino.

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

3. How does Calvino bring interactivity to the book?

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

5. Describe the reader's interaction with the "other reader."

6. Describe "Looks Down in the Gathering Shadow."

7. Why was "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo" chastised?

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

9. Why does Lotaria read?

10. Describe the plot of the first book the reader has, titled If On a Winter's Night a Traveler.

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