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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 is the title of the essay Jose Ortega y Gasset wrote in 1925?

2. Which of the following creatures can one find in the swimming pool?

3. What is the name of the story where Bioy claims he finally has found his style?

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

5. Which Edgar Allan Poe story does the writer reference in the introduction?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the garden the narrator creates.

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

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

7. What does the narrator theorize about Morel?

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

9. How does the narrator try to get Morel away from Faustine?

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

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

What does the fact the narrator worships an image say about 1940s society? Do the students think the author's view point is still relevant today?

Essay Topic 3

What are the story's supernatural and fantasy elements? How does Casares use fantasy and supernatural elements to create meaning?

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