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

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

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

4. On what subject does Horatio privately expound at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Morelli.
(c) Sex.
(d) War.

5. How does Ossip respond to Maga's simple question in Chapter 25?
(a) He kisses her.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He sighs.
(d) He ignores her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, who joins Horacio in mocking Maga's story?

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

3. In Chapter 4, what new information about herself does La Maga tell Horacio?

4. In the Times of London article of Chapter 130, what new invention is injuring boys?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Horacio doing in the Ponts des Arts in Chapter 1?

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

6. In Chapter 26, what reason does Ossip offer for Horacio's leaving?

7. Why is La Maga irate in Chapter 93?

8. What criticism does Maga make of Horacio at the end of Chapter 3?

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

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

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