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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The essayist say Casares's novels are rich in what?
(a) Reasoned imagination.
(b) Bizarre character sketches.
(c) Provoking images.
(d) Surreal imagination.

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

3. What is the name of Eliseo Subiela's metaphysical film?
(a) Doing For the Sake of It.
(b) Man Facing Southeast.
(c) Gross Misconduct.
(d) The Grand Illusion.

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

5. Which French novelist does Borges reference in the prologue?
(a) Jean Paul Sartre.
(b) Marcel Proust.
(c) Albert Camus.
(d) Andre Gide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words does the author use to describe Bioy's personality?

2. What kind of poetry does Borges favor?

3. Why does the narrator think some people like to wear old clothes?

4. Why does the narrator think the people he sees are a group of eccentrics?

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

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