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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what does the narrator say the paper he is writing is changing ?
(a) A shopping list.
(b) A script.
(c) A diary.
(d) A will.

2. What is the name of Eliseo Subiela's metaphysical film?
(a) Gross Misconduct.
(b) Man Facing Southeast.
(c) Doing For the Sake of It.
(d) The Grand Illusion.

3. What is the name of the Mexican poet referenced in the introduction?
(a) Manuel Carpio.
(b) Pita Amor.
(c) Octavio Paz.
(d) Gabriella Brimmer.

4. What is the narrator looking for when he makes his first discovery?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Maps.
(d) Water.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say he is afraid to return?

2. What building is on the lowlands of the island?

3. What does the chapel look like?

4. Who once called calls Bioy the secret master?

5. What does the narrator say are on the western side of the ravine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator begin to fear about what he calls the invaders?

2. How does the narrator describe the museum?

3. How does the narrator escape the basement?

4. What does the narrator want to expose in his books?

5. Why is the narrator cautious about meeting the real Faustine?

6. What does Borges think is fantastic literature?

7. Why was the adventure story an object of scorn in 1880 Britain?

8. How does the narrator describe the woman he sees watching the sunset?

9. Why does the narrator have to escape to the island?

10. Why does the narrator think he will never get to see Faustine again?

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