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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Edgar Allan Poe story does the writer reference in the introduction?
(a) The Pit and the Pendulum.
(b) Black Cat.
(c) The Raven.
(d) The House of Usher.

2. Which of the following titles does the narrator say he wants to use for one of his novels?
(a) Keeping Open to Life.
(b) Apology for Survivors.
(c) Recognition.
(d) Dedication is What We Need.

3. What writer does Borges claim has superior plots?
(a) Patrica Highsmith.
(b) Fydor Dostoevsky.
(c) G.K. Chesterton.
(d) Graham Greene.

4. What is the novel Casares wrote in 1934?
(a) The New Storm.
(b) Jack.
(c) Beat It.
(d) Chaos.

5. What does the author say came ahead of time?
(a) Winter.
(b) The Velvet Underground.
(c) Summer.
(d) The Beatles.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says the men violate the sanctity of what?

2. Where does the narrator say he is afraid to return?

3. Why does the narrator say he decided to go to the island despite of its dangers?

4. Who once called calls Bioy the secret master?

5. The people on the mountainside are unmindful of what kind of creature?

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