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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator claims stops one from running away in dreams?
(a) A heavy weight.
(b) Dragons.
(c) A brick wall.
(d) The screams of loved ones.

2. What does Borges say Joyce's Ulysses is rather than a masterpiece?
(a) A promise.
(b) An end.
(c) A beginning.
(d) A failure.

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

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

5. 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.

6. What are the group's favorite two records?
(a) A Road to Nowhere and Carnage.
(b) Tea for Two and Valencia.
(c) Frogs and Viva.
(d) One More Cup of Coffee and Sevilla.

7. Which of the following is a summer resort?
(a) Potsdam.
(b) Boxhagen.
(c) The Dales.
(d) Marienbad.

8. Into what does the narrator say the paper he is writing is changing ?
(a) A shopping list.
(b) A will.
(c) A script.
(d) A diary.

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

10. What does the beautiful woman wear over her dark curls?
(a) A bright scarf.
(b) A plastic bag.
(c) A cowboy hat.
(d) A map.

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

12. What two buildings are on top of the hill?
(a) A town hall and a belltower.
(b) A cinema and a cafe.
(c) A museum and a chapel.
(d) A factory and a mill.

13. The author awakens to the sound of what?
(a) The radio.
(b) Birds singing.
(c) A phonograph record.
(d) A gospel choir.

14. What room measures forty feet by fifty feet?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The library.
(c) The lounge.
(d) The dining room.

15. What is the name of the city Casares where was born?
(a) Sao Paulo.
(b) Seoul.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Buenos Aires.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Italian say the Rockefeller Institute never visit the island?

2. What is the name of the story where Bioy claims he finally has found his style?

3. What kind of poetry does Bioy favor?

4. Why does the narrator say he decided to go to the island despite of its dangers?

5. The essayist say Casares's novels are rich in what?

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