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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. Each god is three times larger than what?
(a) A pillar.
(b) A man.
(c) A steeple.
(d) A basketball player.

6. Why does the narrator think some people like to wear old clothes?
(a) As a statement against the present.
(b) They are easier to obtain.
(c) To capture the magic of the past.
(d) They are cheaper.

7. What does the narrator move out by the swimming pool?
(a) His bed.
(b) His couch.
(c) His oven.
(d) His bookshelf.

8. Who once called calls Bioy the secret master?
(a) Borges.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Greene.
(d) Marquez.

9. What can the narrator see from the marshlands?
(a) The mountainside.
(b) The church.
(c) The town hall.
(d) The top of a hill.

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

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

12. Which Edgar Allan Poe story does the writer reference in the introduction?
(a) The House of Usher.
(b) The Raven.
(c) Black Cat.
(d) The Pit and the Pendulum.

13. What kind of pirates does the Italian say never go to the island?
(a) Japanese pirates.
(b) British pirates.
(c) Chinese pirates.
(d) Vietnamese pirates.

14. Why does the narrator decide he must build a shelter?
(a) To keep him warm during the winter.
(b) To attract attention.
(c) To shelter him from storms.
(d) To hide from the people.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The town of Bearn is in what country?

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

4. What does the narrator claims stops one from running away in dreams?

5. What does the narrator say is elegantly carpeted?

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