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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, From the Other Side: Chapters 9, 104, 10, 65, 11, 136, 12, 106, 13, 115.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Horatio and Maga keep their meeting plans vague?
(a) They never leave each other for more than an hour.
(b) They want to keep open the chance of missing each other.
(c) They want to keep their relationship casual.
(d) They don't want either person to be late.

2. Why is the Serpent Club often annoyed with La Maga?
(a) She dozes off during their debates.
(b) She does not know the texts they discuss.
(c) She is keeping Horacio away from them.
(d) Her English and French are poor.

3. Approximately how old is Horacio Oliveira?
(a) Thirties.
(b) Fifties.
(c) Twenties.
(d) Forties.

4. What is Horacio pasting on a lamp shade at the beginning of Chapter 84?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Notes.
(c) Pages from the Bible.
(d) Buttons.

5. According to Horacio in Chapter 2, who destroyed his philosophical quest?
(a) Rocamadour.
(b) Ossip.
(c) Pola.
(d) Morelli.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what abstract idea does Horacio ruminate for most of Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 84, which character does Horacio mention is gravely ill?

3. What are Maga and Horacio doing in the Quai de Megisserie in Chapter 8?

4. What image does Horacio use in Chapter 73 to describe the meaninglessness of intellectual life in Paris?

5. According to La Maga at the end of Chapter 3, how does Horacio relate to life?

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