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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2; From This Side: Chapters 148, 42, 75, 43, 125, 44, 102, 45, 80, 46, 47, 110, 48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to La Maga at the end of Chapter 3, how does Horacio relate to life?
(a) He observes it like a painting.
(b) He ignores it like a fly.
(c) He studies it like a text.
(d) He lives it like a mushroom.

2. In Chapter 37, what does traveler do when Cuca and Talita gossip in his apartment?
(a) Serve mate to them.
(b) Listen from the bathroom.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Smoke with his friends.

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

4. Why is Morelli excited to see Horacio in Chapter 154?
(a) He wants visitors.
(b) Horacio says he is his biggest fan.
(c) He has received Horacio's fan mail.
(d) Horacio has booze.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Talita say she is having tea in Chapter 47?

2. What are Maga and Horacio doing in the Quai de Megisserie in Chapter 8?

3. What does Horacio assure Maga regarding Pola in Chapter 108?

4. Who is the narrator of Chapter 93?

5. What famous American litigator is quoted in Chapter 117?

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