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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. In whom is Ludmilla currently romantically interested?
(a) Cavedagna.
(b) Marana.
(c) The reader.
(d) Irnerio.

2. What does Lotaria tell the third police officer to call her?
(a) Tris.
(b) Amy.
(c) Freya.
(d) Ingrid.

3. Which of the following do the man and Okeda discuss after he collects the items in "On the Carpet of Leaves Illuminated by the Moon"?
(a) Herbs.
(b) Food and drink.
(c) Sensations.
(d) Meditation.

4. In "What Story Down There Awaits its End?" why does the man want to erase the world?
(a) To hide banned literature.
(b) To limit the view of a woman.
(c) To hide himself.
(d) To get revenge on a world who has banished him.

5. Who does the reader imagine is the woman Marana describes in his letters?
(a) The bookseller.
(b) Lotaria.
(c) A character from one of the novels.
(d) Ludmilla.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the main character in "What Story Down There Awaits its End?" most similar?

2. Of whom does Flannery become jealous?

3. Which character regrets meeting Flannery?

4. In "What Story Down There Awaits its End?", where are the agents from who give the main character information?

5. Snippets from whose diary are present in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the ramifications of falsehoods are explored in Chapter 9.

2. Describe the significance of the reader going from innocent to agent.

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

4. Describe the story "What Story Down There Awaits Its End?"

5. Describe the way information is given to the reader in Chapter 6.

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

7. Describe "In a Network of Lines that Enlace."

8. Why does Ludmilla regret meeting Flannery?

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

10. What is the role of the OEPHLW?

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