2. How is Ossip occupied in Chapter 11?
(a) He is flirting with Maga.
(b) He is making mate.
(c) He is arguing with Horacio.
(d) He is choosing music.

3. What traumatic event is related by Maga in Chapter 15?
(a) The death of her father.
(b) Her last night in Montenegro.
(c) A miscarriage.
(d) Her childhood rape.

4. In Chapter 137, what does Morelli exhort writers never to do in their work?
(a) Write in third person.
(b) Show off.
(c) Make a statement.
(d) Reference works of the past.

5. What does the narrator recall at the end of Chapter 93?
(a) Rocamadour's birth.
(b) La Maga and Horcio's first date.
(c) The fall of the Bastille.
(d) Morelli's quest for publication.

6. Why does Maga say she won't go to sleep in Chapter 26?
(a) Rocamadour is still sick.
(b) Horacio will be back for his things.
(c) She is not tired.
(d) It would be rude to Ossip.

7. Which of the following characters stays with Maga at the end of Chapter 28?
(a) Horacio.
(b) Etienne.
(c) Ossip.
(d) Ronald.

8. By what controversial French thinker is the quote is Chapter 136?
(a) George Bataille.
(b) Jean Dubuffet.
(c) The Marquis de Sade.
(d) Charles de Gaulle.

9. How does the point of view change in Chapter 3?
(a) It switches from Horacio to Maga.
(b) It becomes third person.
(c) It switches from Maga to Horacio.
(d) It becomes first person.

10. Approximately how old is Horacio Oliveira?
(a) Twenties.
(b) Forties.
(c) Thirties.
(d) Fifties.

11. What image does Horacio use in Chapter 73 to describe the meaninglessness of intellectual life in Paris?
(a) Scentless perfume.
(b) Colorless fire.
(c) Idiotic musings.
(d) Silent music.

12. In Chapter 2, where does Rocamadour live before coming to live with Horacio and Maga?
(a) In the French countryside.
(b) In Berlin.
(c) In Madrid.
(d) In Uruguay.

13. In Chapter 7, what part of La Maga is Horacio sketching with his finger?
(a) Her hand.
(b) Her breast.
(c) Her mouth.
(d) Her eyes.

14. Who does Horacio quote in Chapter 116?
(a) Shoppenhauer.
(b) Morelli.
(c) Louis Armstrong.
(d) Maga.

15. Between which two disciplines do Etienne and Horacio argue regarding conveyance of truth in Chapter 9?
(a) Art and philosophy.
(b) Art and literature.
(c) Philosophy and music.
(d) Music and literature.