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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The town of Bearn is in what country?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Belguim.

2. What is the name of the magazine where Bioy started his career?
(a) Latin Maker.
(b) Gordo.
(c) Sur.
(d) Tomkins.

3. Why does the Italian say the Rockefeller Institute never visit the island?
(a) The inhabitants are cannibals.
(b) It is the focal point of a mysterious disease.
(c) There is a war raging in its center.
(d) It is sacred ground.

4. The people on the mountainside are unmindful of what kind of creature?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Scorpions.
(d) Rats.

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. Casares is from what country?

2. What kind of pirates does the Italian say never go to the island?

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

4. What is the name of the Japanese cruiser that finds the dead crew of a ship?

5. What kind of poetry does Bioy favor?

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