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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. The author of Love, Your Only Mother hails from where?
(a) Canada.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Israel.
(d) United States.

2. What are the people like in the upper floors of the skyscraper in The Falling Girl?
(a) Old and feeble.
(b) Middle aged and bored.
(c) Young and poor.
(d) Young and rich.

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

4. How old is Marta in The Falling Girl?
(a) 14.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From whom did the monkey in On Hope steal?

3. What is the subject of the lecture the older Borges discusses in August 25, 1983?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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