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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What separates Ludmilla's friend from Ludmilla?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) He does not like the reader.
(c) He does not go to school.
(d) He does not read.
2. Who enjoys reading books without underlying meanings?
(a) Ludmilla.
(b) Lotaria.
(c) The reader.
(d) Irnerio.
3. What did Marana claim to be, according to the publishing house?
(a) An illustrator.
(b) An agent.
(c) A translator.
(d) An author.
4. What books does Lotaria like to read?
(a) Books with large vocabulary.
(b) Books with interesting plots.
(c) Books that discuss current events.
(d) Books that clarify issues.
5. Who turns out to be the contact the man is waiting for in If On a Winter's Night a Traveler?
(a) The police chief.
(b) A detective.
(c) The bus driver.
(d) A shop owner.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does If On a Winter's Night a Traveler begin?
2. Whose study group is discussing "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo"?
3. What does the reader do when the book starts over?
4. What do the police tell the man to do in If On a Winter's Night a Traveler?
5. What is the name of the character with a picture in his pocket?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the imagery used in "Outside the Town of Malbork."
2. Who is Ermes Marana?
3. Describe the reader's interaction with the "other reader."
4. In Chapter 5, what new type of book does Ludmilla claim to enjoy?
5. Describe Cimmeria.
6. How is Irnerio different from Ludmilla?
7. Describe "Looks Down in the Gathering Shadow."
8. Describe the structure of the book.
9. Who or what leads the reader down the wrong path in Chapter 3?
10. How is Cavedagna symbolic of the author of the novel, Calvino.
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