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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 79 through 103.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator move out by the swimming pool?
(a) His oven.
(b) His couch.
(c) His bed.
(d) His bookshelf.

2. What is the name of the novel Bioy writes after the Invention of Morel?
(a) A Plan for Escape.
(b) A Little Matter.
(c) Funny Bones.
(d) It Happens When We Are Alone.

3. What is the name of the man who joins the woman on the beach?
(a) James.
(b) Lucia.
(c) Morel.
(d) Jose.

4. What kind of pirates does the Italian say never go to the island?
(a) Vietnamese pirates.
(b) Japanese pirates.
(c) Chinese pirates.
(d) British pirates.

5. Why does the narrator think the people he sees are a group of eccentrics?
(a) They are running around naked.
(b) They are wearing warm clothes.
(c) They are dancing around a fire.
(d) They are wearing clothes from another era.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following poets wrote lyrical poems?

2. Who does the narrator think has contracted the island's horrible disease?

3. What does the author say came ahead of time?

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

5. Which of the following is a summer resort?

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