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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 decide against killing himself?
(a) Faustine is not there to mourn him.
(b) He has to see Faustine again.
(c) He wants to kill Morel.
(d) He has no pratical method to do it.

2. The town of Bearn is in what country?
(a) Belguim.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Ireland.

3. What country does Bioy see as his second home?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Germany
(d) Mexico.

4. What part of the island does the narrator say has polluted air?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The lowlands.
(c) The marshland.
(d) The hills.

5. Which of the following titles does the narrator say he wants to use for one of his novels?
(a) Apology for Survivors.
(b) Recognition.
(c) Dedication is What We Need.
(d) Keeping Open to Life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say he is bathed in after two or three minutes out of the pool?

2. What does the narrator move out by the swimming pool?

3. What room does the narrator remember with disgust?

4. What kind of pirates does the Italian say never go to the island?

5. What are the group's favorite two records?

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