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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 one of Bioy's stories does the writer mention in the introduction?
(a) Family Ties and Other Assortments.
(b) The Adventure of a Photographer in La Plata.
(c) The Invention that Changed the World.
(d) The Misadventurers of the Girl Who Hated Icecream.

2. The town of Bearn is in what country?
(a) Belguim.
(b) France.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Spain.

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

4. What does the narrator say the people look like from where he is standing?
(a) Imps.
(b) Giants.
(c) Elves.
(d) Insects.

5. What large collection does the museum have in one room?
(a) Stamps.
(b) Pewter.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator claims stops one from running away in dreams?

2. The author awakens to the sound of what?

3. What does the beautiful woman wear over her dark curls?

4. Why does the Italian say the Rockefeller Institute never visit the island?

5. What kind of pirates does the Italian say never go to the island?

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