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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. Why does the narrator begin to think Morel and Faustine are putting on a comic act for his benefit?
(a) They are always hiding.
(b) They are repeating words.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They bump into things.

2. With whom does the narrator think the invaders are working?
(a) The government.
(b) The army.
(c) The police.
(d) His parents.

3. What is unusual about the celestial condition?
(a) There are two moons and two suns.
(b) There are five full moons constantly.
(c) There are no moons and constant sun.
(d) There is darkness all day.

4. What shocks the narrator when he turns to leave the machine room?
(a) The machine explodes.
(b) The ceiling has disappeared.
(c) The walls are moving.
(d) The hole in the wall is gone.

5. What kind of novel does Borges say is formless?
(a) A crime novel.
(b) A magical realist novel.
(c) A social novel.
(d) A psychological novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the audience think Morel may have killed?

2. What does Morel say will happen if the dials on the machine are synchronized?

3. Which of the following words does the author use to describe the building on the hill?

4. Whose footsteps drive the narrator away?

5. The narrator say he knows very little about what?

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