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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 9 through 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Japanese cruiser that finds the dead crew of a ship?
(a) Oshkido.
(b) Samurai.
(c) Cornea.
(d) Namura.

2. Which of the following creatures can one find in the swimming pool?
(a) Scorpions.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Toads.
(d) Hippos.

3. 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.

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

5. Where does the narrator say he is afraid to return?
(a) The museum.
(b) The church.
(c) The mansion.
(d) The supermarket.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of poetry does Borges favor?

3. The essayist say Casares's novels are rich in what?

4. Which of the following poets wrote lyrical poems?

5. What is the name of Eliseo Subiela's metaphysical film?

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