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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through At the River, The Blue Jar, Gregory, Iguana Hunting.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the author of Iguana Hunting from?
(a) Spain.
(b) Argentina.
(c) United States.
(d) Mexico.

2. What is the name of the dentist in One of These Days?
(a) Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
(b) Jorge Luis Borges.
(c) Aurelio Escovar.
(d) Krishnan Varma.

3. Who wrote Death of the Right Fielder?
(a) Leslie Norris.
(b) Jorge Luis Borges.
(c) Stuart Dybek.
(d) Julio Cortázar.

4. As Marta falls in The Falling Girl, the people get gradually more and more what as she nears the ground?
(a) Masculine.
(b) Young.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Old.

5. What does the gypsy's monkey bring to him in On Hope?
(a) The Hope diamond.
(b) The Emerald of Divinity.
(c) A crystal ball.
(d) The Royal sceptor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of On Hope?

2. With what teenage cousin does the author go for a visit in Homage to Isaac Babel?

3. Who wrote The Grass-Eaters?

4. Who is the author of One of These Days?

5. Where does the teacher go with the student in The Boy?

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