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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through La Volpaia, An Insolvable Problem of Genetics, House Opposite, Love Your Only Mother, The Laugher.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is the university student in La Volpaia heading to by train?
(a) Germany.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

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

4. Who is the author of House Opposite?
(a) Mark Helprin.
(b) Yasunari Kawabata.
(c) Josef Skvorecky.
(d) R.K. Narayan

5. What becomes ruined due to the boy and his father in Blackberries?
(a) Shoes.
(b) A cap.
(c) A basket.
(d) Pants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who moves across from the ascetic in House Opposite?

2. The author of Love, Your Only Mother hails from where?

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

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

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

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