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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. According to Marana, who does not matter?
(a) Authors.
(b) Readers.
(c) Publishers.
(d) Translators.

2. After examining the narration , which character would most like to read "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo"?
(a) Irnerio.
(b) Lotaria.
(c) Alex.
(d) Ludmilla.

3. What is the name of the main character in "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo"?
(a) Tyrone.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Alex.
(d) Eric.

4. Who enjoys reading books that will always exist?
(a) The reader.
(b) Uzzi-Tuzii.
(c) Ludmilla.
(d) Lotaria.

5. What do the two characters in "Looks Down in the Gathering Shadow" want to do with a dead man?
(a) Turn him in to the police.
(b) Sell him.
(c) Bury him.
(d) Burn him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is most likely inside the suitcase the man carries around?

2. How many pages has the reader read when the book starts over?

3. Who reads "Leaning from the Steep Slope" out loud?

4. Why does the man in If On a Winter's Night a Traveler want to turn back time?

5. Who agrees that the reader needs to see a publisher but does not want to go by himself/herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what type of book does Ludmilla state she enjoys and why is this significant?

2. Describe Cimmeria.

3. What foreshadows a future problem in Chapter 2?

4. Describe the reader's comments on the difference between reading and hearing somebody read aloud.

5. What is apparent about the organization the man works for in If On a Winter's Night a Traveler?

6. Why was "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo" chastised?

7. Describe the line between reader and publisher in the novel.

8. How is Cavedagna symbolic of the author of the novel, Calvino.

9. How does Calvino bring interactivity to the book?

10. What is the origin of the problem with the books?

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