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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. What is the name of the international organization that Ceferino Piriz wants to create?
2. What was Talita's profession before marrying Traveler?
3. In Chapter 92, where do Pola and Horacio have their second tryst?
4. Which character gets trapped between two windows in Chapter 41?
5. What request do many of the inmates have as they sign their names in Chapter 51?
Short Essay Questions
1. What legal formality takes place in Chapter 51?
2. Describe Horacio's dream in Chapter 100.
3. What cold comfort does Horacio offer La Maga in Chapter 108?
4. How does the novel end?
5. What is Horacio's state of mind in this section?
6. What task does Morelli give Horacio and Etienne in Chapter 154?
7. Describe Manolo and Talia Traveler's lives in Buenos Aires.
8. How does the Serpent Club's final gathering end?
9. In Chapter 56, how does Horacio protect himself after he kisses Talita?
10. How does Horacio get arrested at the Ponts des Arts in Chapter 36?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Much of the conflict in Cortazar's novel centers around Horacio's relationships with various women. These relationships are tinted with contention, passion, and eventual tragedy. Write an essay about three such involvements:
Part 1) How is Horacio's involvement with La Maga the central relationship of the novel? What does La Maga represent that is so at odd with Horacio's worldview, and how does this conflict manifest itself? Discuss the tragedy that occurs in Book 1 that drives the two apart irrevocably.
Part 2) What is the nature of Horacio's affair with Pola? What aspects of her personality and background make her a compelling alternative to La Maga? Write an essay about their brief affair and the tragedy that ends it.
Part 3) Why does Horacio kiss Talita at the end of the novel? Has there been any indication that he is attracted to her heretofore? Write an essay about Horacio's relationship with Talita and how it reflects a slow and subtle disassociation with reality. What is the fallout of the kiss?
Essay Topic 2
Julio Cortazar juxtaposed two couples in the novel: Horacio and La Maga, and Manolo and Talita Traveler. Write an essay comparing and contrasting these couples and exploring how the author juxtaposes them. How do both intensely doubt the validity of their love? What is their reason for feeling this way? Which seems to be the stronger couple? In summation, why do you think one relationship survives and the other falls apart?
Essay Topic 3
The novel of HOPSCOTCH is in many respects a hodgepodge or a mixed media piece. Write an essay exploring the different types of writing that coalesce to tell the narrative. How many different points-of-view are used to tell the story? How many languages? What is the purpose of the constant quotes, lyrics, and newspaper articles? Give several examples of unorthodox structures used to write individual chapters. How do all these different aspects combine to tell a unified story?
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