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

2. The narrator says the men violate the sanctity of what?

3. What is the novel Casares wrote in 1934?

4. What did the narrator find dead in the circular room?

5. Why does the narrator think the people he sees are a group of eccentrics?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Morel say is different about the photograph he has taken of those present?

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

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

4. How does the narrator spy on the dinner party?

5. Describe the garden the narrator creates.

6. What is Casares' relationship with Borges?

7. What does the narrator want to expose in his books?

8. What does the narrator say happens when he sighs in the basement?

9. Why is the narrator cautious about meeting the real Faustine?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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