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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says the men violate the sanctity of what?
(a) Forests and deserts.
(b) Churches and cemeteries.
(c) Family and Religion.
(d) Corn fields and orchards.

2. What does the narrator say it would have been practical to build out of stones?
(a) An outdoor oven.
(b) A toilet.
(c) A house.
(d) A barricade.

3. What is the name of the writer with whom Casares developed a close friendship?
(a) Garbriel Marcia Marquez.
(b) Henry James.
(c) Jorge Luis Borges.
(d) Peter Robinson.

4. What is the name of the city Casares where was born?
(a) Sao Paulo.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) Seoul.
(d) Madrid.

5. Borges and Casares write about the virtues of what food product?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Butter.
(c) Quark.
(d) Yoghurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of poetry does Bioy favor?

2. Why does the Italian say the Rockefeller Institute never visit the island?

3. What is the name of the story the author says anticipates the Invention of Morel?

4. Which French novelist does Borges reference in the prologue?

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

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