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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, From This Side: Chapters 37, 98, 38, 39, 86, 78, 40, 59, 41.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 12, La Maga begins to cry remembering who?
(a) Rocamadour.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her first lover.

3. What does Horacio admit to La Maga in Chapter 20?
(a) He is returning to Argentina.
(b) He thinks she is an idiot.
(c) He has another lover.
(d) He suspects her of seeing Ossip.

4. What is the topic of the letter in the Observer in Chapter 146?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Modern literature.
(c) Show horses.
(d) Courtship.

5. What modern form of execution is described in Chapter 114?
(a) Lethal injection.
(b) Gas chamber.
(c) Electric chair.
(d) Firing squad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Horacio use to refer to his destined home is Chapter 36?

2. What does the old man who lives above La Maga do that annoys her?

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

4. What specific reason does Horacio have in Chapter 19 for believing Maga and Ossip are having an affair?

5. Which of the following is not a possibility for Maga's face that Ossip implies in Chapter 29?

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