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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, From the Other Side: Chapters 9, 104, 10, 65, 11, 136, 12, 106, 13, 115.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is the narrator of Chapter 93?
(a) Horacio.
(b) La Maga.
(c) Ossip.
(d) Morelli.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what does Horacio say would be as easy as writing a story about La Maga?

2. In Chapter 2, where does Rocamadour live before coming to live with Horacio and Maga?

3. Which philosopher does Horacio cite in his ruminations of Chapter 3?

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

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

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