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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What building is on the lowlands of the island?
(a) A cafe.
(b) A prison.
(c) A factory.
(d) A mill.
2. What is the name of the Italian rug merchant?
(a) Dalmacio Ombrellieri.
(b) Umberto Eco.
(c) Roberto Baggio.
(d) Paulo Maldini.
3. What writer does Borges claim has superior plots?
(a) Fydor Dostoevsky.
(b) Patrica Highsmith.
(c) Graham Greene.
(d) G.K. Chesterton.
4. What does the woman's bosom make her look like?
(a) A gypsy girl.
(b) A peasant girl.
(c) A fortune teller.
(d) A witch.
5. What is the only tree that grows in coral sands?
(a) The coconut tree.
(b) The silver birch.
(c) The palm tree.
(d) The oak tree.
6. What is the name of the island?
(a) Villings.
(b) Paulo.
(c) Henderson.
(d) Hollings.
7. Which of the following creatures can one find in the swimming pool?
(a) Hippos.
(b) Scorpions.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Toads.
8. What does Borges say Joyce's Ulysses is rather than a masterpiece?
(a) A beginning.
(b) An end.
(c) A promise.
(d) A failure.
9. The narrator makes his bed out of what?
(a) Feathers and branches.
(b) Branches and leaves.
(c) Tree trunks and seaweed.
(d) Moss and leaves.
10. The town of Bearn is in what country?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Belguim.
(d) Ireland.
11. The author awakens to the sound of what?
(a) A phonograph record.
(b) A gospel choir.
(c) Birds singing.
(d) The radio.
12. What did the narrator find dead in the circular room?
(a) Fish.
(b) Birds.
(c) Babies.
(d) Sheep.
13. What large collection does the museum have in one room?
(a) Stamps.
(b) Books.
(c) Pewter.
(d) Paintings.
14. What is the title of the essay Jose Ortega y Gasset wrote in 1925?
(a) The Human Factor.
(b) The Rhythm of the Artist.
(c) The Dehumanization of Art.
(d) The Interest in Fantastic Fiction.
15. Who once called calls Bioy the secret master?
(a) Marquez.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Borges.
(d) Greene.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the narrator say he is afraid to return?
2. Which of the following poets wrote lyrical poems?
3. What kind of novel does Borges say is formless?
4. What are the group's favorite two records?
5. What does the narrator move out by the swimming pool?
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