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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following animals does the protagonist assert knows what is fair?
(a) A dog.
(b) A fish.
(c) A bird.
(d) A cat.

2. To which of the following does the novel compare Oppenheimer?
(a) Dirac.
(b) Bohr.
(c) Curie.
(d) Newton.

3. From whom does the protagonist note having stolen cigarettes?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her uncle.

4. Which of the following does the protagonist claim to regard as a fellow student?
(a) Husserl.
(b) Plato.
(c) Heidegger.
(d) Wittgenstein.

5. In which of the following does the protagonist’s father die?
(a) Juárez.
(b) Lake Tahoe.
(c) Knoxville.
(d) El Paso.

Short Answer Questions

1. What epistemological position does the protagonist claim?

2. How long do the protagonist and interlocutor have together after the break in II?

3. From what hotel does the protagonist’s brother call her with news about their father?

4. What name does the protagonist give to the “presence beyond the gate” (106)?

5. How tall is the Kid?

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