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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What genre did Robert Stevenson think the British reading public scorned in 1880?
(a) The science fiction novel.
(b) The crime novel.
(c) The adventure novel.
(d) The sport novel.

3. Which one of Bioy's stories does the writer mention in the introduction?
(a) The Invention that Changed the World.
(b) The Adventure of a Photographer in La Plata.
(c) The Misadventurers of the Girl Who Hated Icecream.
(d) Family Ties and Other Assortments.

4. Which of the following does a group of white men build on the island?
(a) A factory.
(b) A school.
(c) A museum.
(d) A post office.

5. Why does the narrator decide he must build a shelter?
(a) To hide from the people.
(b) To keep him warm during the winter.
(c) To attract attention.
(d) To shelter him from storms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can the narrator see from the marshlands?

2. What writer does Borges claim has superior plots?

3. The town of Bearn is in what country?

4. What does the narrator move out by the swimming pool?

5. Borges and Casares write about the virtues of what food product?

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