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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. Where does the reader find the key to Ludmilla's house?
(a) In her car.
(b) Under a mat.
(c) Under a plant.
(d) In the flower bed.

2. It becomes clear that which character is writing the book we are reading?
(a) Flannery.
(b) Cavedagna.
(c) Uzzi-Tuzii.
(d) Marana.

3. To what does Flannery compare a reader?
(a) A wild animal.
(b) Frankenstein.
(c) A zombie.
(d) A vampire.

4. What is the name of the author who believes he was plagiarized by Flannery?
(a) Veldfran.
(b) Vladerva.
(c) Korstin.
(d) Vandervelde.

5. What does Flannery find missing from his room?
(a) Family photographs.
(b) Pages from a manuscript.
(c) His personal documents.
(d) His collection of books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the writer of "What Story Down There Awaits its End?"

2. To whom is the main character in "What Story Down There Awaits its End?" most similar?

3. Who prefers a novel that makes a person uneasy?

4. What does Miyagi want the young man to gather for them in "On the Carpet of Leaves Illuminated by the Moon"?

5. How does the young man feel about Makiko in "On the Carpet of Leaves Illuminated by the Moon"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the book "In a Network of Lines that Intersect."

2. Describe the significance of the reader going from innocent to agent.

3. Describe the way information is given to the reader in Chapter 6.

4. What do you think Calvino is trying to say about censorship?

5. What foreshadowing is presented in the reader's desire to visit Flannery?

6. Describe the story in "On the Carpet of Leaves Illuminated by the Moon."

7. Describe the shift in perspective that occurs in Chapter 7 and why the author included this.

8. Describe "In a Network of Lines that Enlace."

9. How can reading stimulate life, according to the author?

10. Why does Ludmilla regret meeting Flannery?

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