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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Flannery try to leave out of his next novel?

3. To what does Flannery compare a reader?

4. Which of the following is Calvino clearly against, as seen in the novel?

5. What is the name of the author who believes he was plagiarized by Flannery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ludmilla regret meeting Flannery?

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

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

4. Why does Marana seem like a strange character?

5. What is the role of the OEPHLW?

6. How does Ludmilla describe her relationship with Marana?

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

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

9. How does Flannery view his readers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of foreshadowing in the novel? What events are foreshadowed? What techniques are used to foreshadow events? What foreshadows the marriage between Ludmilla and the reader? Cite one specific example.

Essay Topic 2

What role does the second-person perspective play in the novel? How does the use of second-person perspective have an impact on the reader? What is the author able to do with the second perspective that he would not be able to do otherwise?

Essay Topic 3

What is odd about the format in this novel? Why do you think the author chooses to include many small stories within one large story? Is this an effective storytelling method? Why or why not?

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