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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August 25, 1983, The Elephant, Homage to Isaac Babel, One of These Days.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of the lecture the older Borges discusses in August 25, 1983?
(a) Plato.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) The Aeneid.

2. The story of Happy Endings is structured similarly to what?
(a) Illustrated children's books.
(b) Russian fairy tales.
(c) Comic books.
(d) Choose-your-own-adventure novels.

3. The girl falling 30 meters above Marta in The Falling Girl is wearing what?
(a) A bathing suit.
(b) A ball gown.
(c) A cape.
(d) A wedding dress.

4. What is the age difference of the men in the hotel room in August 25, 1983?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 23 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 30 years.

5. Who is the author of The Elephant?
(a) Slawomir Mrozek.
(b) Mark Halplin.
(c) Heinrich Boll.
(d) Jorge Luis Borges.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the gypsy's monkey bring to him in On Hope?

2. What does the gypsy in On Hope train monkeys to do?

3. What does the author compare the setting sun to in The Falling Girl?

4. In what school grade is the narrator of An Insolvable Problem of Genetics?

5. In Death of the Right Fielder, how was the right fielder received by his teammates?

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