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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. Which philosopher does Horacio cite in his ruminations of Chapter 3?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Hegel.
(c) Descartes.
(d) Hume.

2. What are Maga and Horacio doing in the Quai de Megisserie in Chapter 8?
(a) Looking at goldfish.
(b) Eating supper.
(c) Shopping for a kettle.
(d) Reading.

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

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

5. Why is Pola dying in Chapter 27?
(a) She has breast cancer.
(b) She has typhus.
(c) She is very old.
(d) She is run down by a car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of the man who is hit by a car in Chapter 21?

2. In Chapter 2, where does Rocamadour live before coming to live with Horacio and Maga?

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

4. In what season do Maga and Horacio meet?

5. Approximately how old is Horacio Oliveira?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Horacio's goal for living in Paris?

2. How are La Maga and Horacio different?

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

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

5. What awful event does Maga describe in Chapter 15?

6. Why is La Maga irate in Chapter 93?

7. Why does Horacio become resentful of La Maga in Chapter 12?

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

9. How do Maga and Horacio view the meaning of their precarious dates differently in Chapter 6?

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

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