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

2. The narrator say he knows very little about what?
(a) Books.
(b) Pumps.
(c) Motors.
(d) Paintings.

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

4. Which French novelist does Borges reference in the prologue?
(a) Albert Camus.
(b) Jean Paul Sartre.
(c) Andre Gide.
(d) Marcel Proust.

5. In which room does the narrator say he made discoveries on two separate occasions?
(a) The library.
(b) The basement.
(c) The loft.
(d) The dining room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say are on the western side of the ravine?

2. What does the woman's bosom make her look like?

3. Which of the following words does the author use to describe Bioy's personality?

4. What is the novel Casares wrote in 1934?

5. What kind of product does La Martona produce?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator overhear Morel saying to a young man?

2. Why does the narrator contemplate murder?

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

4. Summarize the novel.

5. What discoveries does the narrator make in the basement?

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

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

8. Describe the layout of the island?

9. What does the narrator theorize about Morel?

10. What kind of machine does the narrator say he wants to develop?

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