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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. In Chapter 56, what does Traveler say he is surprised Horacio has not done?

2. How do Horacio and Traveler pass long stretches of free time in the asylum in Chapter 52?

3. What nickname does Horacio give Pola in Chapter 92?

4. What was Talita's profession before marrying Traveler?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What task does Morelli give Horacio and Etienne in Chapter 154?

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

3. How does the Serpent Club's final gathering end?

4. What cold comfort does Horacio offer La Maga in Chapter 108?

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

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

7. Why are Etienne and Horacio shocked when they get to the old writers room in Chapter in 154?

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

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

10. What legal formality takes place in Chapter 51?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel HOPSCOTCH owes as much to the modernist movement of the the early twentieth century as the era in which it was written and is set. The most pointed of these debts is its use of stream-of-consciousness logic. Write an essay on the free associative qualities both of the ruminations of characters and the structure of the novel as a whole. Which characters engage in stream-of-conscious diatribes,a nd what fuels these? Moreover, to what extent do the expendable chapters often serve as free association, linking to some aspect of a narrative scene and going off on a digression?

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

The novel of HOPSCOTCH consists of three books: two main narrative books and one compilation of chapters sometimes called "expendable." Write an essay about these expendable chapters, what they contain, and how reading them is essential to understanding the full narrative of the novel. Focus on three components of the story that only appear in the third book. What does having this information do to inform what is told in the first two books? Which characters does it illuminate? Why do you think this only exists in expendable chapters?

Part 1) The affair with Pola.

Part 2) Morelliana

Part 3) The hospital meeting with Morelli

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