View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what does the narrator say the paper he is writing is changing ?
(a) A will.
(b) A script.
(c) A shopping list.
(d) A diary.

2. What writer does Borges claim has superior plots?
(a) Patrica Highsmith.
(b) Fydor Dostoevsky.
(c) Graham Greene.
(d) G.K. Chesterton.

3. Who translated the 1964 American edition of the Invention of Morel?
(a) Ruth L.C. Sims.
(b) Davis P. D. Quip.
(c) Doreen Hopper.
(d) Jack Johnson.

4. What do Casares's friends call him?.
(a) Adolfo.
(b) Bioy.
(c) Addy.
(d) Boyo.

5. Why does the narrator decide he must build a shelter?
(a) To hide from the people.
(b) To keep him warm during the winter.
(c) To shelter him from storms.
(d) To attract attention.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of novel does Borges say is formless?

2. What are the Spanish poets and intellectuals fleeing in the 30s?

3. What is the title of the essay Jose Ortega y Gasset wrote in 1925?

4. What is the name of the story the author says anticipates the Invention of Morel?

5. Why does the narrator say he decided to go to the island despite of its dangers?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 245 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample