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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country does Bioy see as his second home?
(a) Germany
(b) Mexico.
(c) England.
(d) France.

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

3. What kind of product does La Martona produce?
(a) Clothing products.
(b) Coffee products.
(c) Leather products.
(d) Dairy products.

4. Which of the following poets wrote epic poetry?
(a) Chesterton.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Verlaine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the magazine where Bioy started his career?

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

3. Which one of Bioy's stories does the writer mention in the introduction?

4. What do Casares's friends call him?.

5. What is the name of the Mexican poet referenced in the introduction?

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