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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 say is elegantly carpeted?
(a) The library.
(b) The master bedroom.
(c) The hallway.
(d) The principal staircase.

2. What kind of poetry does Bioy favor?
(a) Limericks.
(b) Lyrical poetry.
(c) Sonnets.
(d) Epic poetry.

3. The narrator say he knows very little about what?
(a) Motors.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Pumps.
(d) Books.

4. What is the name of Eliseo Subiela's metaphysical film?
(a) Gross Misconduct.
(b) Man Facing Southeast.
(c) Doing For the Sake of It.
(d) The Grand Illusion.

5. Whose motto does the narrator say he will adopt as his own?
(a) Peter's.
(b) Jesus's.
(c) Leonardo's.
(d) Michelangelo's.

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

7. What does the author say came ahead of time?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) The Velvet Underground.
(d) The Beatles.

8. The narrator says the men violate the sanctity of what?
(a) Family and Religion.
(b) Forests and deserts.
(c) Churches and cemeteries.
(d) Corn fields and orchards.

9. In which room does the narrator say he made discoveries on two separate occasions?
(a) The basement.
(b) The library.
(c) The loft.
(d) The dining room.

10. Who translated the 1964 American edition of the Invention of Morel?
(a) Jack Johnson.
(b) Ruth L.C. Sims.
(c) Doreen Hopper.
(d) Davis P. D. Quip.

11. What is the name of the story where Bioy claims he finally has found his style?
(a) The Idol.
(b) Asleep in the Sun.
(c) The Celestial Plot.
(d) Thinking Alone.

12. Casares is from what country?
(a) Chile.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Spain.
(d) Brazil.

13. What kind of poetry does Borges favor?
(a) Sonnets.
(b) Epic poetry.
(c) Lyrical poetry.
(d) Limericks.

14. Which of the following does a group of white men build on the island?
(a) A post office.
(b) A museum.
(c) A factory.
(d) A school.

15. What does the narrator say are on the western side of the ravine?
(a) Sunbathers.
(b) Skeletons.
(c) Dead fish.
(d) Large boulders.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following words does the author use to describe Bioy's personality?

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

4. What can the narrator see from the marshlands?

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

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