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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 did the narrator find dead in the circular room?
(a) Birds.
(b) Fish.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Babies.

2. Which of the following words does the narrator use to describe the rooms of the museum?
(a) Colorless.
(b) Smelly.
(c) Unpleasant.
(d) Odorless.

3. Which of the following titles does the narrator say he wants to use for one of his novels?
(a) Keeping Open to Life.
(b) Apology for Survivors.
(c) Recognition.
(d) Dedication is What We Need.

4. What is the name of the Mexican poet referenced in the introduction?
(a) Octavio Paz.
(b) Pita Amor.
(c) Manuel Carpio.
(d) Gabriella Brimmer.

5. What does the narrator say it would have been practical to build out of stones?
(a) A barricade.
(b) An outdoor oven.
(c) A toilet.
(d) A house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the novel Bioy writes after the Invention of Morel?

2. What is the name of the story where Bioy claims he finally has found his style?

3. What does Borges say Joyce's Ulysses is rather than a masterpiece?

4. What is the only tree that grows in coral sands?

5. What wakes the narrator from his sleep?

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