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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. 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 is the name of the island?
(a) Paulo.
(b) Villings.
(c) Henderson.
(d) Hollings.

3. What does the chapel look like?
(a) A hat box.
(b) A long box.
(c) A pancake.
(d) A turtle.

4. What two buildings are on top of the hill?
(a) A town hall and a belltower.
(b) A museum and a chapel.
(c) A cinema and a cafe.
(d) A factory and a mill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does Bioy see as his second home?

2. Why does the narrator think some people like to wear old clothes?

3. What kind of poetry does Borges favor?

4. Into what does the narrator say the paper he is writing is changing ?

5. What kind of poetry does Bioy favor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator initially try to escape from the basement?

2. Describe the layout of the island?

3. What does the narrator say happens when he sighs in the basement?

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

5. What does Gasset say about adventure stories?

6. How does the narrator spy on the dinner party?

7. What causes Morel to storm out of the room?

8. How does the narrator describe the museum?

9. Describe Casares' upbringing.

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

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