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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. What do the two characters in "Looks Down in the Gathering Shadow" want to do with a dead man?
(a) Burn him.
(b) Bury him.
(c) Turn him in to the police.
(d) Sell him.

2. With whom does the man in If On a Winter's Night a Traveler talk?
(a) Mademoiselle Stephens.
(b) Madame Marne.
(c) Ludmilla.
(d) Ms. Tukish.

3. What made the publishing house question Marana's competency?
(a) A background check.
(b) The types of books he worked on.
(c) Inconsistencies.
(d) The type of client he took on.

4. What is the food described at the beginning of "Outside the Town of Malbork"?
(a) Schoeblintsjia.
(b) Achozoneja.
(c) Cordenblise.
(d) Blatjiziana.

5. What do the police tell the man to do in If On a Winter's Night a Traveler?
(a) To leave town quickly.
(b) To find the woman he was talking to.
(c) To give him the suitcase.
(d) To sit down and answer questions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a theme in the first chapter of the book?

2. What does the author assume about the reader throughout the book?

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

4. Who turns out to be the contact the man is waiting for in If On a Winter's Night a Traveler?

5. Where does the author assume that the reader reads the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Calvino bring interactivity to the book?

4. Who is Ermes Marana?

5. In Chapter 4, what type of book does Ludmilla state she enjoys and why is this significant?

6. What foreshadows a future problem in Chapter 2?

7. Describe the structure of the book.

8. Describe Cimmeria.

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

10. Why does Ludmilla read?

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