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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. Who is the author of Don't You Blame Anyone?
(a) Margaret Atwood.
(b) Jorge Luis Borges.
(c) Julio Cortazar.
(d) Spencer Holst.

2. Where is the author of An Insolvable Problem of Genetics from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Czechoslavakia.
(c) Russia.
(d) Poland.

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

4. Who does Catherine hope will come to her birthday party in the end of Homage to Isaac Babel?
(a) Philip.
(b) Mark.
(c) Jason.
(d) Jack.

5. Who is the central character in La Volpaia?
(a) Julio.
(b) Peter.
(c) Paulo.
(d) Guiliano.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of On Hope?

2. What becomes ruined due to the boy and his father in Blackberries?

3. The teammates in Death of the Right Fielder suspect the player either tripped or what?

4. What does the zoo director in The Elephant decide to get as a cheaper alternative to a live elephant?

5. From what country is the author of Happy Endings?

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