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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Disappearing, A Lover's Ear, By the Creek, The Book, Facing the Light, Lost Keys.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of By the Creek?
(a) Barry Yourgrau.
(b) Hernan Lara Zavala.
(c) Doris Lessing.
(d) Yuan Ch'iung-Ch'iung.

2. What intellectual friend does the narrator visit in Homage to Isaac Babel?
(a) Phillip.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Jack.
(d) Paul.

3. Who becomes engaged to Freddie in An Insolvable Problem of Genetics?
(a) Petr.
(b) Adolf.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Johann.

4. What does the gypsy in On Hope train monkeys to do?
(a) Steal for him.
(b) Play the piano.
(c) Dance and smoke.
(d) Hunt for food.

5. From whom did the monkey in On Hope steal?
(a) A Peruvian princess.
(b) An English princess.
(c) King Charles II.
(d) The Queen of England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Disappearing?

2. What is the older Borges doing in the hotel room in August 25, 1983?

3. What rises in the water at the end of On Hope?

4. Who is the author of August 25, 1983?

5. Where is the university student in La Volpaia heading to by train?

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