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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what item do Maga and Horacio have in impromptu funeral in Chapter 1?
(a) An umbrella.
(b) A gramophone.
(c) A telephone.
(d) A hat.

2. In Chapter 16, who joins Horacio in mocking Maga's story?
(a) Ronald.
(b) Wong.
(c) Etienne.
(d) Perico.

3. Why does Rocamadour move in with Maga and Horacio in Chapter 19?
(a) The old woman in the country dies.
(b) Maga misses him.
(c) He must attend school.
(d) He has a bad fever.

4. What language is Chapter 68 written in?
(a) English.
(b) Gliglish.
(c) French.
(d) Esperanto.

5. Who is Valentin?
(a) Ossip's father.
(b) Berthe's friend.
(c) Maga's landlord.
(d) Horacio's typist.

6. Who is playing in Chapter 13?
(a) Bessie Coleman.
(b) John Coltrane.
(c) Satchmo.
(d) Miles Davis.

7. How does Ossip describe himself in Chapter 24?
(a) A voyeur.
(b) An intellect.
(c) A lover.
(d) An explorer.

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

9. Who arrives with news of Guy Monod's suicide attempt in Chapter 28?
(a) Wong.
(b) Babs and Ronald.
(c) Etienne.
(d) Perico.

10. According to Horacio in Chapter 124, what generally happens to Morelli's characters?
(a) They are thwarted in their attempts at love.
(b) Nothing.
(c) They argue with the narrator.
(d) They die.

11. What is the profession of the man who is hit by a car in Chapter 21?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Day-laborer.
(c) Writer.
(d) Priest.

12. What casual act of brutality does Ireneo commit in Chapter 120?
(a) He beats up a crippled boy.
(b) He sets fire to a shanty in Montenegro.
(c) He feeds a worm to a group of ants.
(d) He kicks a dog.

13. In Chapter 17, what does Ossip tell Maga is Horacio's problem?
(a) He gets drunk too often.
(b) He does not know how to love.
(c) He cannot process life.
(d) He is Argentinean.

14. Between which two disciplines do Etienne and Horacio argue regarding conveyance of truth in Chapter 9?
(a) Art and literature.
(b) Music and literature.
(c) Philosophy and music.
(d) Art and philosophy.

15. What South American city is La Maga originally from?
(a) Montevideo.
(b) Santiago.
(c) Caracas.
(d) Buenos Aires.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who arrives at Maga's flat with news that Guy Monod is not dead in Chapter 28?

3. What is Horacio's philosophical goal in Paris?

4. Why can't Horacio leave Berthe Trepat as he walks her home in Chapter 23?

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

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