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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. Whose study group is discussing "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo"?
(a) Uzzi-Tuzii's.
(b) Irnerio's.
(c) Lotaria's.
(d) Ludmilla's.

2. What is the name of the character in "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo" who is in possession of two men?
(a) Irina.
(b) Alex.
(c) Valerian.
(d) Elena.

3. Why does Ludmilla read?
(a) For pleasure.
(b) For meaning.
(c) To experience emotions.
(d) For knowledge.

4. What does the bookseller warn the reader about the next book he's given?
(a) That it will suck him in.
(b) That somebody else may ask him for his copy.
(c) That it isn't a good book.
(d) That it might have a defect.

5. What does the author admit to wishing to convey through descriptions of a fight?
(a) A true sense of violence.
(b) A true sense of romance.
(c) A true sense of character.
(d) A true sense of imagery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enjoys reading books that will always exist?

2. What language does Marana confess that he cannot read?

3. According to Marana, who does not matter?

4. Where does the man in If On a Winter's Night a Traveler leave his suit case overnight?

5. What must a book have for Lotaria to enjoy it?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who or what leads the reader down the wrong path in Chapter 3?

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

5. Describe Cimmeria.

6. Describe the perspective from which the novel is narrated.

7. How is Irnerio different from Ludmilla?

8. Describe the reader's comments on the difference between reading and hearing somebody read aloud.

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

10. Who is Ermes Marana?

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