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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, From the Other Side: Chapters 100, 76, 101, 144, 92, 103, 108, 64.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the Serpent Club often annoyed with La Maga?
(a) She is keeping Horacio away from them.
(b) She does not know the texts they discuss.
(c) She dozes off during their debates.
(d) Her English and French are poor.

2. What information does Morelli want to leave blank for the story he plans in Chapter 115?
(a) The protagonist's name.
(b) The verbs.
(c) The author's name.
(d) The setting.

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

4. In Chapter 71, Morelli argues that man can achieve nothing by looking to where?
(a) Paris.
(b) Heaven.
(c) The government.
(d) The past.

5. What part of Pola most captivates Horacio when he meets her in Chapter 76?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her hair.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political movement is Etienne working with in Chapter 90?

2. On what abstract idea does Horacio ruminate for most of Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 12, La Maga begins to cry remembering who?

4. What does Horacio admit to La Maga in Chapter 20?

5. Over time, what does La Maga fantasize Horacio will do during sex?

(see the answer key)

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