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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of poetry does Bioy favor?
(a) Sonnets.
(b) Epic poetry.
(c) Limericks.
(d) Lyrical poetry.

2. What is the name of Eliseo Subiela's metaphysical film?
(a) The Grand Illusion.
(b) Man Facing Southeast.
(c) Doing For the Sake of It.
(d) Gross Misconduct.

3. What is the name of the story where Bioy claims he finally has found his style?
(a) The Celestial Plot.
(b) The Idol.
(c) Thinking Alone.
(d) Asleep in the Sun.

4. Who translated the 1964 American edition of the Invention of Morel?
(a) Davis P. D. Quip.
(b) Ruth L.C. Sims.
(c) Doreen Hopper.
(d) Jack Johnson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of poetry does Borges favor?

2. What kind of product does La Martona produce?

3. Which of the following poets wrote lyrical poems?

4. Casares is from what country?

5. What does Borges say Joyce's Ulysses is rather than a masterpiece?

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