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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the story where Bioy claims he finally has found his style?
(a) The Idol.
(b) The Celestial Plot.
(c) Asleep in the Sun.
(d) Thinking Alone.

2. Which of the following words does the author use to describe Bioy's personality?
(a) Shy.
(b) Devious.
(c) Loopy.
(d) Happy-go-lucky.

3. What writer does Borges claim has superior plots?
(a) Graham Greene.
(b) G.K. Chesterton.
(c) Fydor Dostoevsky.
(d) Patrica Highsmith.

4. Which Edgar Allan Poe story does the writer reference in the introduction?
(a) The Raven.
(b) The Pit and the Pendulum.
(c) The House of Usher.
(d) Black Cat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Borges and Casares write about the virtues of what food product?

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

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

4. What torments the author in the southern part of the island?

5. What kind of product does La Martona produce?

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