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

3. 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.

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

5. Which of the following words does the narrator use to describe the rooms of the museum?
(a) Unpleasant.
(b) Odorless.
(c) Colorless.
(d) Smelly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Which of the following poets wrote epic poetry?
(a) Whitman.
(b) Verlaine.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Chesterton.

13. What torments the author in the southern part of the island?
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) Women.
(c) Asps.
(d) Children.

14. The essayist say Casares's novels are rich in what?
(a) Bizarre character sketches.
(b) Reasoned imagination.
(c) Provoking images.
(d) Surreal imagination.

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