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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say it would have been practical to build out of stones?
(a) A toilet.
(b) A house.
(c) A barricade.
(d) An outdoor oven.

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

3. What does the narrator say the people look like from where he is standing?
(a) Imps.
(b) Elves.
(c) Insects.
(d) Giants.

4. What are the Spanish poets and intellectuals fleeing in the 30s?
(a) The Communist Government.
(b) The First World War.
(c) Franco's government.
(d) The Spanish Civil War.

5. Who once called calls Bioy the secret master?
(a) Borges.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Greene.
(d) Marquez.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator decide he must build a shelter?

2. What does the author say came ahead of time?

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

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

5. The narrator says the men violate the sanctity of what?

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