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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 is the name of the story where Bioy claims he finally has found his style?
(a) Thinking Alone.
(b) Asleep in the Sun.
(c) The Celestial Plot.
(d) The Idol.

2. Which of the following words does the author use to describe Bioy's personality?
(a) Happy-go-lucky.
(b) Devious.
(c) Shy.
(d) Loopy.

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

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

5. Borges and Casares write about the virtues of what food product?
(a) Butter.
(b) Yoghurt.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Quark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he wants to do to the woman when she angers him?

2. What is the woman's name?

3. What happens to the first flowers the narrator picks?

4. What can the narrator see from the marshlands?

5. What writer does Borges claim has superior plots?

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