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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is the only tree that grows in coral sands?
(a) The palm tree.
(b) The silver birch.
(c) The oak tree.
(d) The coconut tree.

3. Why does the narrator think some people like to wear old clothes?
(a) They are easier to obtain.
(b) To capture the magic of the past.
(c) They are cheaper.
(d) As a statement against the present.

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

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

6. What does the woman's bosom make her look like?
(a) A fortune teller.
(b) A gypsy girl.
(c) A peasant girl.
(d) A witch.

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

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

9. Each god is three times larger than what?
(a) A steeple.
(b) A man.
(c) A pillar.
(d) A basketball player.

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

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

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

13. What large collection does the museum have in one room?
(a) Pewter.
(b) Stamps.
(c) Books.
(d) Paintings.

14. The people on the mountainside are unmindful of what kind of creature?
(a) Rats.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Scorpions.
(d) Snakes.

15. What wakes the narrator from his sleep?
(a) Horses.
(b) Screams.
(c) Gun shots.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator decide he must build a shelter?

2. What is the title of the essay Jose Ortega y Gasset wrote in 1925?

3. Why does the Italian say the Rockefeller Institute never visit the island?

4. In which room does the narrator say he made discoveries on two separate occasions?

5. What is the name of the story where Bioy claims he finally has found his style?

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