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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens during Jaromir Hladik's execution?
(a) A sudden storm arises from the east.
(b) Time slows down.
(c) The bullets fall short of his body.
(d) The executioners misfire.

2. To what do scholars ascribe Nils Runeberg's odd beliefs?
(a) His upbringing.
(b) His insomnia.
(c) Mental illness.
(d) Seizures.

3. How does Nils Runeberg die?
(a) He is executed.
(b) From a heart attack.
(c) In an automobile wreck.
(d) From an aneurysm.

4. Who is Ryan?
(a) A friend of of Fergus Kilpatrick.
(b) An Irish rebel.
(c) The great grandson of Fergus Kilpatrick.
(d) The Taoiseach of Ireland.

5. From what point of view is "Funes, The Memorious" written?
(a) First person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Second person omniscient.

6. Why does Erik Lonnrot believe the third man in "Death and the Compass" was murdered?
(a) As part of a hate crime.
(b) He offended a group of religious people.
(c) As part of a botched robbery.
(d) As part of a crime of passion.

7. How do the stranger and the black man resolve their differences?
(a) They duel.
(b) The stranger pays the black man for his troubles.
(c) They go to court.
(d) The store owner mediates an agreement.

8. What is the "secret miracle" that Jaromir Hladik experiences?
(a) The Allies arrive before the executioners can reload.
(b) He is able to pretend to be dead.
(c) Lightning stirkes the executioners.
(d) During his execution, he is able to mentally finish his play.

9. At what age does Ireneo Funes die?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Eighty-two.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Thirty-five.

10. What talent does Ireneo Funes possess?
(a) He can recite the entire dictionary.
(b) He can create new languages.
(c) He memorizes encyclopedias.
(d) He always knows the correct time.

11. Who is Nils Runeberg?
(a) A fictitious writer of biblical theories.
(b) A watch maker.
(c) A scholar and theologian.
(d) A baker and theologian.

12. Why is Jaromir Hladik scheduled to be executed?
(a) He murdered a soldier.
(b) He is a spy.
(c) Because of his writing.
(d) Because he is Jewish.

13. In "Death and the Compass," what does the reader learn about the clues found at the crime scenes?
(a) The victims were all murderers themselves.
(b) They were all part of an insurance scam.
(c) They were a ruse to lure Lonnrot to his death.
(d) They were taken from the Vindications.

14. From what point of view is "Theme of the Traitor and Hero" written?
(a) Second person omniscient.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person.
(d) First person.

15. Which Shakespearean character is compared with Fergus Kilpatrick?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Marcus Brutus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story, "The End," which character has lost a guitar duel?

2. In his anger, how does the Irishman injure John Vincent Moon?

3. Who is James Alexander Nolan?

4. What does the narrator ask the Englishman after dinner?

5. How does John Vincent Moon anger the Irishman?

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