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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the only word the girl in "Nabo" knows?
(a) Hello.
(b) Nabo.
(c) Sky.
(d) Pandora.

2. In "One of These Days," what is the Mayor supposed to gargle?
(a) Salt water.
(b) Iodine.
(c) Mouthwash.
(d) A novacaine solution.

3. How much does Balthazar end up charging for the bird cage?
(a) Fifty pesos.
(b) Two hundred pesos.
(c) Thirty pesos.
(d) Nothing.

4. In "Tuesday Siesta," what is the name of the thief?
(a) Carlos Centeno.
(b) José Montiel.
(c) Glasgow.
(d) Uriel Ramirez.

5. What is described in "The Other Side of Death" as having "blue octopuses"?
(a) Rottenness.
(b) Winter.
(c) The sea.
(d) Illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Other Side of Death," what "fruit" do the trees bear?

2. What does the Mayor get rid of in "One of These Days"?

3. How long has it been since the Mayor in "One of These Days" shaved the right side of his face?

4. Where does the protagonist of "The Other Side of Death" imagine having a tumor?

5. Where do José Montiel's daughters live?

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