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

2. Why does the narrator say he decided to go to the island despite of its dangers?
(a) His life was unbearable.
(b) He thought there would be gold there.
(c) He wanted adventure.
(d) He knew the Italian as a liar.

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

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

5. Each god is three times larger than what?
(a) A man.
(b) A pillar.
(c) A steeple.
(d) A basketball player.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who once called calls Bioy the secret master?

2. What is the name of the island?

3. What does the narrator say it would have been practical to build out of stones?

4. What is the name of the story the author says anticipates the Invention of Morel?

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

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