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

2. What does the narrator say is elegantly carpeted?

3. What two buildings are on top of the hill?

4. What are the group's favorite two records?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What problem does the narrator have with flowers?

3. Why was the adventure story an object of scorn in 1880 Britain?

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

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

6. What does Gasset say about adventure stories?

7. What does the narrator feel about the woman he sees watching the sunset?

8. What does Borges say about Spanish literature?

9. How does the narrator describe the woman he sees watching the sunset?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the woman on the island have such an affect on the narrator? What do his feelings for her say about Casares' own thoughts on love?

Essay Topic 2

How much can the reader trust the narrator? What suggestions are there that everything in the novel comes from the narrator's imagination?

Essay Topic 3

How does solitude affect the narrator and his mind? How do you think one could fight the problems caused by solitude in such a situation?

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