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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of product does La Martona produce?
(a) Clothing products.
(b) Leather products.
(c) Coffee products.
(d) Dairy products.

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

4. What are the Spanish poets and intellectuals fleeing in the 30s?
(a) The Spanish Civil War.
(b) The First World War.
(c) Franco's government.
(d) The Communist Government.

5. What is the name of the writer with whom Casares developed a close friendship?
(a) Garbriel Marcia Marquez.
(b) Henry James.
(c) Jorge Luis Borges.
(d) Peter Robinson.

6. What does the Italian in Calcutta sell?
(a) Wigs.
(b) Rugs.
(c) Watches.
(d) Bags.

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

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

9. Which of the following words does the author use to describe Bioy's personality?
(a) Happy-go-lucky.
(b) Loopy.
(c) Shy.
(d) Devious.

10. Who directs Last Year at Marienbad?
(a) Rosini.
(b) Herzog.
(c) Resnais.
(d) Goddard.

11. Why does the Italian say the Rockefeller Institute never visit the island?
(a) It is sacred ground.
(b) It is the focal point of a mysterious disease.
(c) The inhabitants are cannibals.
(d) There is a war raging in its center.

12. 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.

13. Why does the narrator think the people he sees are a group of eccentrics?
(a) They are wearing warm clothes.
(b) They are running around naked.
(c) They are dancing around a fire.
(d) They are wearing clothes from another era.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the island?

2. What is the name of the city Casares where was born?

3. Which of the following poets wrote lyrical poems?

4. What is the name of the magazine where Bioy started his career?

5. Which Edgar Allan Poe story does the writer reference in the introduction?

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