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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, From the Other Side: Chapters 14, 114, 117, 15, 120, 16, 137, 17, 97, 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 84, which character does Horacio mention is gravely ill?
(a) Rocamadour.
(b) Etienne.
(c) Berthe Trepat.
(d) Pola.

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

3. Who is playing in Chapter 13?
(a) John Coltrane.
(b) Bessie Coleman.
(c) Satchmo.
(d) Miles Davis.

4. In whose flat does the jazz listening session of this section take place?
(a) Horacio's.
(b) Wong's.
(c) Ossip's.
(d) Ronald and Bab's.

5. What is Horacio's philosophical goal in Paris?
(a) Showing that there is no single dialectic.
(b) Discovering a unifying force in life.
(c) Living a free existence.
(d) Disproving Hegel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What modern form of execution is described in Chapter 114?

2. In Chapter 4, what new information about herself does La Maga tell Horacio?

3. By what controversial French thinker is the quote is Chapter 136?

4. What word terrifies Horacio in Chapter 93?

5. Who is Rocamadour?

(see the answer key)

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