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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the story the author says anticipates the Invention of Morel?
(a) The Girl in the Photograph.
(b) Love Me Not.
(c) The Postcard Lovers.
(d) The Man Who Said Ho.

3. Which of the following poets wrote lyrical poems?
(a) Stevenson.
(b) Poe.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Verlaine.

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

5. What does Borges say Joyce's Ulysses is rather than a masterpiece?
(a) A failure.
(b) A promise.
(c) A beginning.
(d) An end.

Short Answer Questions

1. The town of Bearn is in what country?

2. What is the novel Casares wrote in 1934?

3. What is the name of the city Casares where was born?

4. What writer does Borges claim has superior plots?

5. Into what language is the invention of Morel translated in 1953?

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