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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 62 through 78.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What genre did Robert Stevenson think the British reading public scorned in 1880?
(a) The crime novel.
(b) The science fiction novel.
(c) The adventure novel.
(d) The sport novel.

2. What room does the narrator remember with disgust?
(a) The circular room.
(b) The box room.
(c) The square room.
(d) The triangle room.

3. What is the name of Eliseo Subiela's metaphysical film?
(a) Gross Misconduct.
(b) Man Facing Southeast.
(c) Doing For the Sake of It.
(d) The Grand Illusion.

4. The essayist say Casares's novels are rich in what?
(a) Reasoned imagination.
(b) Bizarre character sketches.
(c) Provoking images.
(d) Surreal imagination.

5. Which of the following creatures can one find in the swimming pool?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Toads.
(c) Hippos.
(d) Scorpions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator think could be the director of the insane asylum?

2. Who does the narrator think has contracted the island's horrible disease?

3. The narrator thinks the people could be from where?

4. Why does Morel excuse one individual from attending the meeting?

5. What can the narrator see from the marshlands?

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