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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. How does the point of view change in Chapter 3?
(a) It becomes first person.
(b) It becomes third person.
(c) It switches from Horacio to Maga.
(d) It switches from Maga to Horacio.

2. How does Berthe Trepat respond to Horacio's offer of a hotel at the end of Chapter 23?
(a) She kisses him.
(b) She slaps him.
(c) She wanders away, dazed.
(d) She politely declines.

3. Which theatre theorist is quoted in Chapter 128?
(a) Artaud.
(b) Beckett.
(c) Brook.
(d) Tynan.

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

5. In Chapter 109, how does Morelli say he tells a character's story?
(a) Through dialogue.
(b) Through disconnected moments.
(c) Through a succession of quotes.
(d) Through narration.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Horacio convince Maga to leave the flat so he can tell Ossip the child has died in Chapter 28?

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

4. What modern form of execution is described in Chapter 114?

5. Which of the following names does not appear on Morelli's list of acknowledgments in Chapter 60?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Maga doing when Horacio arrives in Chapter 28?

2. Why does Horacio choose not to help Etienne in Chapter 90?

3. How is the reader made aware of Rocamadour's death in Chapter 28?

4. What is the Club's Principle problem with the theories of Morelli, as stated in Chapter 141?

5. How does Maga and Horacio's sex life become eerily unhealthy in Chapter 5?

6. How does Wong's torture photos affect Horatio's mood for the worse?

7. How does Horacio meet Berthe Trepat?

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

9. What event is taking place in this section?

10. How are La Maga and Horacio different?

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