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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following words does the author use to describe the building on the hill?
(a) Tubular.
(b) Rotund.
(c) Square.
(d) Angular.

2. Which French novelist does Borges reference in the prologue?
(a) Albert Camus.
(b) Jean Paul Sartre.
(c) Andre Gide.
(d) Marcel Proust.

3. Which of the following titles does the narrator say he wants to use for one of his novels?
(a) Apology for Survivors.
(b) Dedication is What We Need.
(c) Recognition.
(d) Keeping Open to Life.

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

5. Why does the narrator say he decided to go to the island despite of its dangers?
(a) His life was unbearable.
(b) He knew the Italian as a liar.
(c) He thought there would be gold there.
(d) He wanted adventure.

6. What does the narrator say are on the western side of the ravine?
(a) Large boulders.
(b) Sunbathers.
(c) Dead fish.
(d) Skeletons.

7. What writer does Borges claim has superior plots?
(a) Fydor Dostoevsky.
(b) G.K. Chesterton.
(c) Patrica Highsmith.
(d) Graham Greene.

8. What is the name of the island?
(a) Henderson.
(b) Villings.
(c) Paulo.
(d) Hollings.

9. What are the group's favorite two records?
(a) A Road to Nowhere and Carnage.
(b) Tea for Two and Valencia.
(c) One More Cup of Coffee and Sevilla.
(d) Frogs and Viva.

10. What building is on the lowlands of the island?
(a) A prison.
(b) A mill.
(c) A cafe.
(d) A factory.

11. What does the narrator claims stops one from running away in dreams?
(a) The screams of loved ones.
(b) Dragons.
(c) A brick wall.
(d) A heavy weight.

12. What is the novel Casares wrote in 1934?
(a) Beat It.
(b) The New Storm.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Jack.

13. Why does the Italian say the Rockefeller Institute never visit the island?
(a) The inhabitants are cannibals.
(b) It is the focal point of a mysterious disease.
(c) It is sacred ground.
(d) There is a war raging in its center.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Italian rug merchant?

2. Why does the narrator think some people like to wear old clothes?

3. What kind of novel does Borges say is formless?

4. Casares is from what country?

5. Which of the following does a group of white men build on the island?

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