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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Sea of Lost Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people are sitting at the table in the beginning of "Night of the Curlews"?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

2. How long has the "boy" in "Eva" been dead?
(a) Twelve days.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) A month.
(d) Five years.

3. In "A Very Old Man," what does the spider woman eat?
(a) Insects.
(b) Meatballs.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Cheese.

4. What type of animal is often in Tobías's bed in "The Sea of Lost Time"?
(a) Crab.
(b) Bedbug.
(c) Seagull.
(d) Tortoise.

5. In "Monologue," who habitually comes to sing?
(a) The twins of Saint Jerome.
(b) The choir.
(c) The neighbor boy.
(d) The kindergarten class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the woman in "Bitterness" always "carry"?

2. What does the protagonist of "The Third Resignation" have a phobia of?

3. In "The Third Resignation," what does the character think of as "chasing through the tormented corners of his hot, fever-torn head"?

4. Of what did the protagonist's brother die, as described in "The Other Side of Death"?

5. What is described in "The Other Side of Death" as having "blue octopuses"?

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