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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man hear humming when he goes back upstairs?

2. What language do the man and woman speak to each other?

3. What announces the beginning of dinner?

4. What does the narrator think he needs to do to come back alive?

5. What language are the two men speaking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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