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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 79 through 103.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator go when the tides begin to rise?
(a) The sub-basement.
(b) The drawing room.
(c) The war room.
(d) The bomb shelter.

2. Why does the narrator think the people he sees are a group of eccentrics?
(a) They are running around naked.
(b) They are dancing around a fire.
(c) They are wearing clothes from another era.
(d) They are wearing warm clothes.

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

4. Why does Morel choose Villings Island for his experiments?
(a) For the tides and light.
(b) Because he can trap people there.
(c) For the fresh air.
(d) Because it is uninhabited.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of bloody animal does the narrator say he has added to his diet?

2. What is the name of the Italian rug merchant?

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

4. Which French novelist does Borges reference in the prologue?

5. What kind of machine does the man say he wants to invent?

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