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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. The town of Bearn is in what country?
(a) Spain.
(b) Belguim.
(c) Ireland.
(d) France.

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

3. Which of the following does a group of white men build on the island?
(a) A museum.
(b) A factory.
(c) A school.
(d) A post office.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What wakes the narrator from his sleep?

3. What large collection does the museum have in one room?

4. Which one of Bioy's stories does the writer mention in the introduction?

5. What is the name of Eliseo Subiela's metaphysical film?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the island disease affect people?

2. What does the narrator feel about the woman he sees watching the sunset?

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

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

5. How does the rug seller help the narrator escape onto the island?

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

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

8. Describe the garden the narrator creates.

9. How does the narrator spy on the dinner party?

10. How does the narrator try to get Morel away from Faustine?

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