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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. The people on the mountainside are unmindful of what kind of creature?

2. Who once called calls Bioy the secret master?

3. The essayist say Casares's novels are rich in what?

4. What is the name of the novel Bioy writes after the Invention of Morel?

5. What kind of novel does Borges say is formless?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what condition does Jane attend the meeting?

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

4. Describe the garden the narrator creates.

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

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

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

8. Why does the narrator think the roots he has been eating have caused him to hallucinate?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does Morel's machine work? Does the machine have any links with real life technology? What could Morel's machine be used to do in contemporary society?

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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