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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the only tree that grows in coral sands?
(a) The coconut tree.
(b) The palm tree.
(c) The oak tree.
(d) The silver birch.

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

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

4. The narrator makes his bed out of what?
(a) Branches and leaves.
(b) Tree trunks and seaweed.
(c) Feathers and branches.
(d) Moss and leaves.

5. What wakes the narrator from his sleep?
(a) Gun shots.
(b) Screams.
(c) Music.
(d) Horses.

6. Which of the following words does the author use to describe the building on the hill?
(a) Rotund.
(b) Tubular.
(c) Square.
(d) Angular.

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

8. What is the name of the Italian rug merchant?
(a) Umberto Eco.
(b) Roberto Baggio.
(c) Paulo Maldini.
(d) Dalmacio Ombrellieri.

9. What does the narrator say the people look like from where he is standing?
(a) Imps.
(b) Insects.
(c) Giants.
(d) Elves.

10. What is the name of the magazine where Bioy started his career?
(a) Latin Maker.
(b) Sur.
(c) Tomkins.
(d) Gordo.

11. What did the narrator find dead in the circular room?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Birds.
(c) Fish.
(d) Babies.

12. Why does the narrator say he decided to go to the island despite of its dangers?
(a) He wanted adventure.
(b) He thought there would be gold there.
(c) His life was unbearable.
(d) He knew the Italian as a liar.

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

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

15. What is the name of the Mexican poet referenced in the introduction?
(a) Manuel Carpio.
(b) Pita Amor.
(c) Octavio Paz.
(d) Gabriella Brimmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say came ahead of time?

2. What kind of novel does Borges say is formless?

3. What does the narrator say it would have been practical to build out of stones?

4. Casares is from what country?

5. What is the title of the essay Jose Ortega y Gasset wrote in 1925?

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