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

3. What kind of pirates does the Italian say never go to the island?

4. What torments the author in the southern part of the island?

5. The narrator say he knows very little about what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. For what reasons does Borges say he likes adventure stories?

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

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

7. How does the rug seller help the narrator escape onto the island?

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

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

10. What does the narrator theorize about Morel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way are Casares' views and the way he lived life an important part of what happens on the novel?

Discuss whether it is right or wrong for an author's persona to become such an important part of a story.

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

What does the introduction say about Casares? How is the introduction helpful in understanding the novel?

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