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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. The narrator says the men violate the sanctity of what?
(a) Corn fields and orchards.
(b) Forests and deserts.
(c) Family and Religion.
(d) Churches and cemeteries.

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

3. Which of the following titles does the narrator say he wants to use for one of his novels?
(a) Apology for Survivors.
(b) Recognition.
(c) Dedication is What We Need.
(d) Keeping Open to Life.

4. What is the name of the story the author says anticipates the Invention of Morel?
(a) The Girl in the Photograph.
(b) Love Me Not.
(c) The Man Who Said Ho.
(d) The Postcard Lovers.

5. Into what does the narrator say the paper he is writing is changing ?
(a) A script.
(b) A will.
(c) A shopping list.
(d) A diary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Casares is from what country?

2. Which of the following does a group of white men build on the island?

3. The town of Bearn is in what country?

4. What did the narrator find dead in the circular room?

5. What wakes the narrator from his sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator try to get Morel away from Faustine?

2. Why does Morel choose Villings island for his experiments?

3. How does the rug seller help the narrator escape onto the island?

4. Why does the narrator contemplate murder?

5. Why does the narrator decide against escaping the island?

6. Why is the narrator cautious about meeting the real Faustine?

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

8. What does the narrator want to expose in his books?

9. How does Morel say he can use his machine to make it seem like Madeline is in the room?

10. What does Morel say is different about the photograph he has taken of those present?

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