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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Garden of Forking Paths: Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Mirror of Ink," what happens to the ruler from prying too deeply into a vision?
(a) He comes to realize that what seemed like magic was only a hoax.
(b) He realizes the folly of worldly power and gives up his rule.
(c) He dies.
(d) He becomes a sorcerer.

2. In "The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro," who convinces Tom to create a fake identity?
(a) Lady Tichbourne's son.
(b) Ebenezer Bogle.
(c) Tom gets the idea himself.
(d) Lady Tichbourne.

3. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," what is Orbis Tertius?
(a) Herbert Ashe's code name.
(b) The trade name for a secret society that describes Tlon and Uqbar.
(c) An undiscovered number.
(d) The narrator's award for Latin, that he received in college.

4. In "The Cruel Redeemer Lazarus Morell," what city does Lazarus plan to overtake?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Miami.
(c) Galveston.
(d) Baton Rouge.

5. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what occupation does Ching decide on, after she gives up pirating?
(a) Becoming the admiral of the Imperial fleet.
(b) Smuggling opium.
(c) Becoming the Emperor's advisor.
(d) Giving sailing lessons to the Emperor's children.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Disinterested Killer Bill Harrigan," who shoots Bill?

2. In "The Chamber of Statues," where is the king warned not to go?

3. In "Hakim, the Masked Dyer of Merv," Hakim is revealed to have what disease?

4. In "Man on the Pink Corner," what does Rosendo do after the fight with the Yardmaster?

5. In "Story of the Two Dreamers," what does the man's dream tell him?

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