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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and Looks Down in the Gathering Shadow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo"?
(a) Vortus Vijandi.
(b) Cortus Cordelius.
(c) Franklin Pierce.
(d) Shansin Genovice.

2. Where does the reader look for answers about the story's setting in Chapter 2?
(a) Google.
(b) A dictionary.
(c) An atlas.
(d) An encyclopedia.

3. Who wrote "Leaning from the Steep Slope"?
(a) Othar Zuti.
(b) Laza Okno.
(c) Ukko Ahti.
(d) Umptar Orvitz.

4. Which character in "Looks Down in the Gathering Shadow" mentions that another sack is needed?
(a) Theresa.
(b) Tazio.
(c) Eric.
(d) Bernadette.

5. Why did the narrator in "Looks Down in the Gathering Shadow" kill the man?
(a) Over a woman.
(b) Over money.
(c) Over a legal issue.
(d) Over drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the man in the first story sit with his suitcase?

2. What is considered the language of the dead?

3. Why is "Leaning from the Steep Slope" unfinished?

4. How many men greet the two characters in an elevator in "Looks Down in the Gathering Shadow"?

5. Where does the author assume that the reader reads the book?

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