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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 78, what is Horacio convinced about the Travelers' marriage?
(a) Its intimacy is a facade.
(b) It is unknowable to anyone on the outside.
(c) It is dull and lifeless.
(d) It is a perfect union.

2. With whom is Horacio spending most of his time in Chapter 49?
(a) Traveler.
(b) Gekrepten.
(c) Feragatu.
(d) The counting cat.

3. What fear does Morelli express in Chapter 82?
(a) No one respects him.
(b) He is out of ideas.
(c) He is only perpetuating the dying realm of literature.
(d) He will die soon.

4. What Eastern tradition is Morelli drawing from in Chapter 95?
(a) Taoism.
(b) I-Ching.
(c) Shintoism.
(d) Zen Buddhism.

5. What is revolutionary about the novel Morelli is writing in Chapter 154?
(a) It contains no characters.
(b) It can be read in any order.
(c) It is over 4,000 pages long.
(d) It is written in a made-up language.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 31, what is the only thing that Horacio says he wants?

2. Why does Emanuele decide to perform oral sex on Horacio in Chapter 36?

3. What final instructions does Cortazar give for the end of the book?

4. Who does Babs physically attack in Chapter 35?

5. Who is Emanuele?

Short Essay Questions

1. What eerie, somewhat mystical, harbinger comes to Pola in Chapter 64?

2. Professionally, what changes for Traveler, Horacio and Talita in this section?

3. Describe Manolo and Talia Traveler's lives in Buenos Aires.

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

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

6. How does Traveler's codependency with Horacio manifest itself in this section?

7. What indiscretion does Horacio commit in Chapter 54?

8. What is revolutionary about Morelli's forthcoming book?

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

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

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