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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Undr," what does Ulf do to avoid execution?
(a) Creates a map of some unknown territory.
(b) Volunteers to join the army.
(c) Compses a poem in praise of the king.
(d) Becomes the king's court jester.

2. In "Parable of the Palace," why does the Emperor execute the poet?
(a) His poetry reveals the poets love of the Emperor's wife.
(b) His poetry is simply empty flattery of the Emperor, and the Emperor hates flatterers.
(c) His poetry is awful.
(d) For "stealing" his palace by capturing it in a poem.

3. In "Parable of Cervantes and Don Quixote," Cervantes can best be described as which of the following?
(a) Young and arrogant.
(b) Despondent, for he believes art is useless.
(c) Unaware of the future recognition of his fictional character, Don Quixote.
(d) Insane.

4. In "Legend," what does Abel do to Cain?
(a) He never sees him, as Cain is in Hell.
(b) He flees from his presence.
(c) He forgives him.
(d) He murders Cain.

5. In "The Rose of Paracelsus," what does the young man want Paracelsus to do?
(a) Turn one rose into a thousand.
(b) Turn a rose into gold.
(c) Burn a rose and then recreate it.
(d) Simply appreciate the beauty of a rose.

6. In "The Night of the Gits," who is The Captive?
(a) An innocent boy.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A war prisoner.
(d) A man entranced by literature.

7. In "Ragnarok," what happens to the Gods who reappear?
(a) They are worshipped.
(b) They are shot.
(c) They quickly disappear again, for Christianity forces them out.
(d) They become regular people.

8. What is the event in "The Elderly Lady"?
(a) Her 90th birthday.
(b) Christmas.
(c) The Day of the Dead.
(d) Her 100th birthday.

9. In "The Duel," though friends, Clara and Marta compete at what activity?
(a) Painting.
(b) Playing the piano.
(c) Memorizing poetry.
(d) Making themselves beautiful.

10. In "The Yellow Rose," what does Marino FINALLY think about his poetry?
(a) His poetry can never reflect the reality of the rose.
(b) He has written the greatest poem on roses ever to exist.
(c) His poetry is adequate, but not great, and he should become a lawyer.
(d) His poetry is greater than the actual world.

11. In "The Maker," what does the father give the protagonist when he is a boy?
(a) A book of poetry.
(b) An emerald.
(c) A shield.
(d) A knife.

12. In "Juan Murana," what is the name the aunt uses for the knife that kills the landlord?
(a) Juan.
(b) Gold Death.
(c) El Tiburon.
(d) The Sting.

13. To whom is "There are More Things" dedicated?
(a) H.P. Lovecraft.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Ovid.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

14. In "The Other," who does a 70-year-old Borges converse with?
(a) An 18year-old version of himself.
(b) His immortal soul.
(c) Virgil.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

15. What does the narrator hypothesize is the cause of the fight in "The Encounter"?
(a) The knives themselves were behind the fight.
(b) The two man had hated each other for life.
(c) They thought the knives were plastic and they were performing a scene from a play.
(d) Uriarte suspected Duncan of having an affair with his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "August 25, 1983," what hotel room does Borges go to?

2. In "There are More Things," who seems to inhabit the narrator's deceased uncle's house?

3. In "In Memoriam, JFK," JFK's assassination is similar to what event?

4. In "Avelino Arredondo," to what does Avelino belong?

5. In "Ulrikke," what happens between the narrator and Ulrikke?

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