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

2. What does Flannery try to leave out of his next novel?
(a) The invisible I.
(b) A visible setting.
(c) Setting.
(d) The invisible setting.

3. Which of the following describes Ludmilla's book collection?
(a) Large and taking up multiple shelves.
(b) Small and hidden.
(c) Small but organized.
(d) Large but organized.

4. In "In a Network of Lines that Intersect," what does the underground want to do with the main character?
(a) Kidnap him.
(b) Kill his mistress.
(c) Steal his money.
(d) Recruit 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. Who does the reader decide to visit to determine which book is "In a Network of Lines that Enlace"?

3. What do both wings of the OAP have in common?

4. What is the name of Dona Jazmina's daughter?

5. Who does Flannery mistake for somebody who wants to get to know him personally?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Ludmilla describe her relationship with Marana?

4. Why do scientists have a woman strapped to a chair reading, according to Marana?

5. Describe the relationship Ludmilla has with Irnerio that the reader discovers in Chapter 7.

6. Why does Ludmilla regret meeting Flannery?

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

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

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

10. Why is the reader arrested? Who holds him and why?

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