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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following words does the narrator use to describe the rooms of the museum?

3. What country does Bioy see as his second home?

4. What is the name of the island?

5. What is the only tree that grows in coral sands?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reasons does Borges say he likes adventure stories?

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

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

4. Why does the narrator think the meeting could be a ruse?

5. What does Borges think is fantastic literature?

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

7. Why does the narrator think the roots he has been eating have caused him to hallucinate?

8. Why does the narrator think he could be hallucinating the people in the museum?

9. What does the narrator overhear Morel saying to a young man?

10. Why does the narrator think either he or the others could be dead?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and help to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 2

How does solitude affect the narrator and his mind? How do you think one could fight the problems caused by solitude in such a situation?

Essay Topic 3

How does the story change when Morel is introduced? In what way does Morel cause the story's conflict?

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