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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 does the author compare the setting sun to in The Falling Girl?
(a) A mushroom.
(b) A halo.
(c) A potato.
(d) A mountain.

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

3. Who is the author of The Laugher?
(a) Yasunari Kawabata.
(b) David Michael Kaplan.
(c) Josef Skvorecky.
(d) Heinrich Boll.

4. Who is the author of One of These Days?
(a) Joyce Carol Oates.
(b) Jorge Luis Borges.
(c) Krishnan Varma.
(d) Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

5. Who wrote Homage to Isaac Babel?
(a) Joyce Carol Oates.
(b) Slawomir Mrozek.
(c) Jorge Luis Borges.
(d) Doris Lessing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the dentist in One of These Days?

2. From where is the author of House Opposite?

3. From what country is the author of The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket?

4. The story of La Volpaia comes from what country?

5. What is the man's sole profession in The Laughter?

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