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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 does the woman's bosom make her look like?
(a) A fortune teller.
(b) A peasant girl.
(c) A witch.
(d) A gypsy girl.

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

3. What does the Italian in Calcutta sell?
(a) Rugs.
(b) Bags.
(c) Wigs.
(d) Watches.

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

5. What does the author say he is bathed in after two or three minutes out of the pool?
(a) Love.
(b) Water.
(c) Urine.
(d) Sweat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following poets wrote epic poetry?

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

4. What does the narrator move out by the swimming pool?

5. The town of Bearn is in what country?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Casares' upbringing.

4. Summarize the novel.

5. What is the narrator's final plea before he dies?

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

7. Why does the narrator become upset with Faustine?

8. Why does Morel call the museum the Museum?

9. What do the people in the meeting conclude after Morel storms out?

10. What does the narrator theorize about Morel?

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