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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 prefers a novel that makes a person uneasy?
(a) Marana.
(b) Lotaria.
(c) Flannery.
(d) The woman on the beach.

2. Who do the Wings of Shadow follow?
(a) Archangel of Shadow.
(b) Man of Shadow.
(c) Archon of Shadow.
(d) Bishop of Shadow.

3. Where does the reader find the key to Ludmilla's house?
(a) Under a mat.
(b) In the flower bed.
(c) In her car.
(d) Under a plant.

4. What makes the main character in "In a Network of Lines that Intersect" think he is going insane?
(a) Seeing his collection of items get destroyed.
(b) Seeing his family hurt.
(c) Being locked in a basement for days.
(d) Seeing his reflection on all sides.

5. In "What Story Down There Awaits its End?", what is the name of the woman the main character wants to see?
(a) Mariska.
(b) Doniska.
(c) Erikanska.
(d) Franziska.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies in the beginning of "Around an Empty Grave"?

2. What does Flannery find missing from his room?

3. Why does the Director claim to read?

4. What is the man obsessed with in "In a Network of Lines that Intersect"?

5. Who is in the reader's dream where he is on a train?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ludmilla regret meeting Flannery?

2. How does Ludmilla describe her relationship with Marana?

3. Describe the book "In a Network of Lines that Intersect."

4. What is the role of the OEPHLW?

5. Why does the reader accept the assignment in Chapter 10?

6. What foreshadowing is presented in the reader's desire to visit Flannery?

7. What is the role of the OAP?

8. Describe the story in "On the Carpet of Leaves Illuminated by the Moon."

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

10. Why does Marana seem like a strange character?

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