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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 9 through 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following words does the narrator use to describe the rooms of the museum?
(a) Colorless.
(b) Odorless.
(c) Smelly.
(d) Unpleasant.

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

3. In which room does the narrator say he made discoveries on two separate occasions?
(a) The library.
(b) The dining room.
(c) The loft.
(d) The basement.

4. What country does Bioy see as his second home?
(a) England.
(b) Germany
(c) France.
(d) Mexico.

5. Into what language is the invention of Morel translated in 1953?
(a) English.
(b) German.
(c) Italian.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. What room does the narrator remember with disgust?

2. Which of the following words does the author use to describe Bioy's personality?

3. Casares is from what country?

4. What torments the author in the southern part of the island?

5. What is the name of the Mexican poet referenced in the introduction?

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