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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, From the Other Side: Chapters 6, 7, 8, 93, 68.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what season do Maga and Horacio meet?
(a) Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

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

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

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

5. What toy is Horacio looking at when he sees La Maga in his memory of Chapter 1?
(a) A box of toy soldiers.
(b) A stuffed monkey.
(c) A jack in the box.
(d) A toy train.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where are Horacio and La Maga making love at the beginning of Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 7, what part of La Maga is Horacio sketching with his finger?

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

5. In Chapter 93, what does La Maga fear is becoming an obsession for Horacio?

(see the answer key)

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