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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) Forests and deserts.
(b) Churches and cemeteries.
(c) Corn fields and orchards.
(d) Family and Religion.

2. What does Borges say Joyce's Ulysses is rather than a masterpiece?
(a) A promise.
(b) A failure.
(c) An end.
(d) A beginning.

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

4. What is the narrator looking for when he makes his first discovery?
(a) Water.
(b) Maps.
(c) Food.
(d) Money.

5. Which of the following poets wrote lyrical poems?
(a) Poe.
(b) Whitman.
(c) Verlaine.
(d) Stevenson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the novel Casares wrote in 1934?

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

4. Which of the following titles does the narrator say he wants to use for one of his novels?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the narrator ensure he is with Faustine forever?

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

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

6. How does the narrator describe the museum?

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

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

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

10. How does the narrator escape the museum?

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