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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 25 through 43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator decide against killing himself?
(a) He wants to kill Morel.
(b) Faustine is not there to mourn him.
(c) He has to see Faustine again.
(d) He has no pratical method to do it.

2. What is the name of the story where Bioy claims he finally has found his style?
(a) The Idol.
(b) Asleep in the Sun.
(c) The Celestial Plot.
(d) Thinking Alone.

3. What can the narrator see from the marshlands?
(a) The town hall.
(b) The mountainside.
(c) The top of a hill.
(d) The church.

4. What is the novel Casares wrote in 1934?
(a) The New Storm.
(b) Jack.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Beat It.

5. What does the author say came ahead of time?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) The Velvet Underground.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the writer with whom Casares developed a close friendship?

2. What kind of product does La Martona produce?

3. What does the author say he is bathed in after two or three minutes out of the pool?

4. On what part of the island is the narrator's boat?

5. What large collection does the museum have in one room?

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