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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 65 is a dossier of which Serpent Club member?
(a) Ossip.
(b) Etienne.
(c) Perico.
(d) Horacio.

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

3. What does the old man who lives above La Maga do that annoys her?
(a) Listens to the radio too loud.
(b) Cooks smelly food.
(c) Coughs incessantly.
(d) Bangs on the floor.

4. Over time, what does La Maga fantasize Horacio will do during sex?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Cry.
(c) Say he loves her.
(d) Tie her up.

5. On what abstract idea does Horacio ruminate for most of Chapter 3?
(a) Choice.
(b) Fate.
(c) Love.
(d) Need.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Pola dying in Chapter 27?

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

4. What mythical creature do Maga and Horacio playfully turn each other into in Chapter 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What news do Babs and Ronald bring to Maga's apartment in Chapter 28?

2. What is Rocamadour's place in La Maga and Horacio's relationship?

3. When does Chapter 7 appear to take place, and why?

4. What is Ossip's diagnosis of Horacio in Chapter 16?

5. In Chapter 115, what surrogate experience does Morelli describe?

6. Why are Maga and Horacio so affected by the fish in Chapter 8?

7. What conversation regarding their relationship do Maga and Horacio have in Chapter 20?

8. What point regarding observation does Horacio make in Chapter 84?

9. How does the Serpent Club relate to La Maga?

10. How does Horacio's state of mind change over the course of this section?

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