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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 44 through 62.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Casares's friends call him?.
(a) Addy.
(b) Boyo.
(c) Adolfo.
(d) Bioy.

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. 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.

4. What is the name of the island?
(a) Henderson.
(b) Villings.
(c) Hollings.
(d) Paulo.

5. What does the woman watch every afternoon?
(a) The ducks.
(b) The dancing girls.
(c) The sunset.
(d) The television.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of Bioy's stories does the writer mention in the introduction?

2. What does the narrator say may be hallucinations?

3. What room does the narrator remember with disgust?

4. What building is on the lowlands of the island?

5. What language do the man and woman speak to each other?

(see the answer key)

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