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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. Whose motto does the narrator say he will adopt as his own?

2. What wakes the narrator from his sleep?

3. Why does the narrator think some people like to wear old clothes?

4. Casares is from what country?

5. What does the chapel look like?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the narrator escape the museum?

6. Why does the narrator think he will never get to see Faustine again?

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

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

9. What problem does the narrator have with flowers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What was Casares' relationship with Borges? How did Casares' relationship with Borges influence his writings?

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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