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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Horacio thinking about in Chapter 48?
2. Who is Emanuele?
3. Against whom is the polemic of Chapter 89?
4. What do Talita and Traveler hear outside their window at the end of Chapter 45?
5. In Chapter 92, where do Pola and Horacio have their second tryst?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Horacio do before coming to Buenos Aires?
2. What dream does Horacio have in Chapter 123, and what does Etienne take from it?
3. What is Horacio's state of mind in this section?
4. How do Traveler and Horacio put Talita in a ridiculous position in Chapter 41?
5. What do Ronald and Etienne discuss in Chapter 142?
6. Who is Pola, and how does she know Horacio?
7. Describe Horacio's dream in Chapter 100.
8. What eerie, somewhat mystical, harbinger comes to Pola in Chapter 64?
9. Why are Etienne and Horacio shocked when they get to the old writers room in Chapter in 154?
10. What task does Morelli give Horacio and Etienne in Chapter 154?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The second book of HOPSCOTCH deals primarily with the pained triangle that develops between the Travelers and Horacio. Write an essay about this triangle, assessing what each participant gains and risks from it. How does Manolo Traveler begin to deteriorate mentally and emotionally after Horacio arrives in Buenos Aires? Discuss why this is, and why he insists on keeping Horatio close. How is Talita affected by this codependency and how does this manifest itself in the events of Book 2? In summation, to what climax does all the fretting of this triangle lead?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on the character of Rocamadour, La Maga's child. Begin by discussing his origins and his life after Maga comes to Europe. To what extent does Maga attempt to rid herself of the burden of raising him? What eventually brings him back to her? After analyzing Rocamadour's progress as a character, discuss his importance to the author. Does he function more as a character or a tool for driving story? How does his death affect everything that follows? Is the child mentioned after Horacio leaves Paris?
Essay Topic 3
Ossip Gregorovius and Horacio Oliveira are at odds with each other for the entirety of the first book of the novel. Write an essay about their rivalry as it relates both to dominance in the Serpent Club and the affections of La Maga. What about Ossip disgusts Horacio and vice versa? How is Ossip able to play toward Horacio's weaknesses as events conspire to deflate Horacio? What indication is there that Ossip actually has an affair with Maga? In summation, discuss what final critique Ossip makes of Horacio after Maga has disappeared.
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