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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following poets wrote epic poetry?

2. What is the name of the Japanese cruiser that finds the dead crew of a ship?

3. What wakes the narrator from his sleep?

4. Which one of Bioy's stories does the writer mention in the introduction?

5. What kind of product does La Martona produce?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Morel decide that Haynes does not have to attend the meeting?

2. What does the rug seller tell the narrator about the island?

3. What is Casares' relationship with Borges?

4. Why does the narrator think either he or the others could be dead?

5. Why does the narrator think the meeting could be a ruse?

6. What is happening in the museum when the narrator enters to find food?

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

8. What does Borges say about Spanish literature?

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

10. How is The Invention of Morel different from Casares' early novels?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way is it strange that the people come back to the island? How does the story change when the people return?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and help to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 3

How does the story change when Morel is introduced? In what way does Morel cause the story's conflict?

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