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Unto Dust – General Understanding Quiz

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Approximate Reading Times

Quick Read: under 5 minutes
Short Story: 5 to 30 minutes
Novelette: 30 to 90 minutes
Novella: 1.5 to 2.5 hours

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Vision out of the Corner of One Eye
Quick Read by Luisa Valenzuela. A woman traveling on a crowded bus feels herself being groped. When she tries to move away, more people get on the bus and the groping develops into “fondling” and “jiggling”. Rather than make a scene, she gives the pervert some of his own medicine.
The Man with the Light
Short Story by José Eduardo Agualusa. During one of Angola’s many civil wars, an aging Russian entertainer comes to the attention of authorities. He watches in horror as the soldiers sent to find him savagely attack innocent bystanders and, in desperation, tries to think what “James Dean” would do.
The Gold of Tomás Vargas
Short Story by Isabel Allende. Tomás Vargas is a lecherous, wife-beating, boastful drunkard who enjoys a luxurious, self-indulgent “macho” lifestyle as his wife and children live in poverty. To add to his family’s misery, he brings his pregnant mistress home to live with them. Fortunately, he gets his just deserts.
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
Short Story by ZZ Packer. An African-American university student struggles with her identity and sexuality. She lives as a recluse, spurning friendships until linking up with an overweight white girl. The two form a close relationship with moments of sexual tension, until the friend comes out as a lesbian.
The Encyclopedia of the Dead
Novelette by Danilo Kiš. The legendary Encyclopedia of the Dead records minute details of the lives of all people not famous enough to have a published biography. A woman makes a surreal discovery after writing down details of a dream she has about her father's entry in the book.

The Big True
Novelette by Dina Nayeri. Following his wife’s death and his daughter’s graduation from Harvard, a once famous Iranian sitar player chooses the simple life of a drifter. This and his clumsiness with technology causes a rift with his daughter, which is resolved when he comes to understand the “big true”.
Outside
Quick Read by Etgar Keret. When a man is released from an extended home lock-down during the Covid-19 epidemic, he struggles to remember where to go and what to do. Fortunately, a chance encounter on the way to an ATM triggers a conditioned response that brings him back to normal.
When Anklets Tinkle
Novelette by Anjana Appachana. A detached, opinionated Indian husband and his hard-working, under-appreciated wife struggle to deal with a noisy ghost, their visiting, unmarried daughter who defies tradition and asserts her independence and sexuality, and the idiosyncrasies of their long-time servant and his astute, seemingly ever-pregnant wife
María Concepción
Novelette by Katherine Porter. The life of a Mexican peasant is shattered when her husband has an affair with a fifteen-year-old neighbour and runs away with her to war. When the two return, he expects their marriage to continue as before. She makes sure of this, brutally murdering the girl.
The Fat Girl
Short Story by Andre Dubus. A mother’s efforts to control her daughter’s diet by shaming her about becoming overweight result in a serious eating disorder. Fortunately, the birth of a child brings about an epiphany through which the daughter is able to be comfortable with who she is.