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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it impossible to cut the trees on top of the hill?
(a) The wood is too hard.
(b) They are diseased.
(c) They are too young.
(d) They are guarded.

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

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The essayist say Casares's novels are rich in what?

2. What does Borges say Joyce's Ulysses is rather than a masterpiece?

3. What is the novel Casares wrote in 1934?

4. Borges and Casares write about the virtues of what food product?

5. What is the name of the writer with whom Casares developed a close friendship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator begin to fear about what he calls the invaders?

2. What can the narrator see on top of the hill?

3. How does the narrator describe the museum?

4. Why does the narrator become upset with Faustine?

5. Why does the narrator think he could be hallucinating the people in the museum?

6. What is Casares' relationship with Borges?

7. How did Casares' mother influence his storytelling style?

8. What is the main theme of many of Casares' works?

9. Why was the adventure story an object of scorn in 1880 Britain?

10. What is Borges' opinion on the psychological novel?

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