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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. In Chapter 4, what new information about herself does La Maga tell Horacio?
(a) She does not love him.
(b) She is from Uruguay.
(c) She has a child.
(d) She came to Paris to find happiness.

2. What political movement is Etienne working with in Chapter 90?
(a) Students Strike.
(b) Free Algeria.
(c) Support for Prague Spring.
(d) Impeach de Gaulle.

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

4. According to Horacio, what is the only time that dialectical thought is useful?
(a) After a great cataclysm.
(b) In Socretes' time.
(c) In school.
(d) In times of calm.

5. What area of Paris is Horacio searching for La Maga in Chapter 1?
(a) Champs d'Elysee.
(b) Montparnasse.
(c) Montmartre.
(d) Ponts des Arts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Guy Monod's mistress from?

3. Who is not with the group that walks to the listening session in Chapter 9?

4. Which of the following characters stays with Maga at the end of Chapter 28?

5. In Chapter 6, Horacio is amazed by La Maga's disdain for what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does La Maga feel responsible for Pola's death in Chapter 27?

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