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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 50, what misapprehension do both Horacio and Remorino have about each other?
(a) The think the other is flirting.
(b) They think the other is American.
(c) They think the other is a madman.
(d) They think the other is the boss.

2. What is the name of the international organization that Ceferino Piriz wants to create?
(a) The League of Demcracies.
(b) The Peace Coalition.
(c) The Society of Nations.
(d) The Allied Powers.

3. Which character gets trapped between two windows in Chapter 41?
(a) Gekrepten.
(b) Talita.
(c) Traveler.
(d) Horacio.

4. What is La Maga doing in Paris, according to Chapter 35?
(a) Attending to the dying Pola.
(b) Confined in an asylum.
(c) Working as a prostitute.
(d) Living under a bridge.

5. Why is Horacio terrified in his dream in Chapter 132?
(a) He has been banished from the cafes of Paris.
(b) Ossip is making love to Maga.
(c) He cannot find Maga.
(d) Pola has returned to him from the dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Etienne get angry at Babs in Chapter 96?

2. Which of the following is not a topic upon which Morelli expounds in Chapter 154?

3. According to Pola in Chapter 64, what happens to everything Horacio touches?

4. In Chapter 92, where do Pola and Horacio have their second tryst?

5. In Chapter 43, what does Talita reveal about Traveler's strained state of mind?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Morelli argument in Chapter 99 a relief to Horacio?

2. How does Horacio settle in Buenos Aires in this section?

3. How is the prose style of Chapter 34 unusual?

4. How does Horacio get arrested at the Ponts des Arts in Chapter 36?

5. How do Traveler and Horacio put Talita in a ridiculous position in Chapter 41?

6. Describe the argument that Ossip and Horacio have in this section.

7. What do Ronald and Etienne discuss in Chapter 142?

8. How is Traveler affected by Horacio in this section?

9. How does the novel end?

10. Describe Horacio's dream in Chapter 100.

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