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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, From the Other Side: Chapters 124, 128, 24, 134, 25, 141, 60, 26, 109, 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What political movement is Etienne working with in Chapter 90?
(a) Support for Prague Spring.
(b) Impeach de Gaulle.
(c) Free Algeria.
(d) Students Strike.

3. According to Horacio in Chapter 2, who destroyed his philosophical quest?
(a) Ossip.
(b) Pola.
(c) Morelli.
(d) Rocamadour.

4. Which of the following names does not appear on Morelli's list of acknowledgments in Chapter 60?
(a) Suzuki.
(b) Bunuel.
(c) Armstrong.
(d) Oliveira.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Ossip in Chapter 26, what is Paris?

3. What traumatic event is related by Maga in Chapter 15?

4. What casual act of brutality does Ireneo commit in Chapter 120?

5. Why do Horatio and Maga keep their meeting plans vague?

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