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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 is the woman from that is held in a chair, forced to read?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

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

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

4. How does the man in "In a Network of Lines that Intersect" conceal his true self?
(a) Putting a fake persona out in the public eye.
(b) Hiding from his family.
(c) Multiplying his images.
(d) Concealing his images.

5. In "In a Network of Lines that Intersect," when the man's wife saves him, what is she holding?
(a) A gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A bomb.
(d) A kaleidoscope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who else has visited Flannery?

2. Who do the Wings of Light follow?

3. According to Irnerio, where would Marana's former lover run to if he returned?

4. What does Irnerio do with books?

5. Who started the OAP?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Flannery view his readers?

2. How are sensations used in the story "On the Carpet of Leaves Illuminated by the Moon"?

3. Why does Lotaria say that all things are fake?

4. What is the role of the OEPHLW?

5. Why does Ludmilla regret meeting Flannery?

6. What is the role of the OAP?

7. What do you think Calvino is trying to say about censorship?

8. How does the theme of "creating copies" come into play?

9. Why does Marana seem like a strange character?

10. Describe the plot of "Around an Empty Grave."

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