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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 87, a number by what musician is discussed?
(a) Miles Davis.
(b) Satchmo.
(c) Duke Ellington.
(d) Cole Porter.

2. In Chapter 92, where do Pola and Horacio have their second tryst?
(a) A park.
(b) A hotel in Bern.
(c) Pola's flat.
(d) Horacio's flat.

3. What does Horacio spread on the ground to protect him from Traveler in Chapter 56?
(a) Ball bearings.
(b) Nails.
(c) Oil.
(d) Tar.

4. What sin does Ossip accuse Horacio of in Chapter 31?
(a) Lust.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Delusion.
(d) Indifference.

5. Who joins Horacio in visiting the old writer at Necker Hospital in Chapter 155?
(a) Etienne and Perico.
(b) Etienne, Ossip, and Perico.
(c) Ossip and Ronald.
(d) Only Etienne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Pola most captivates Horacio when he meets her in Chapter 76?

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

3. Which of the following is not among Talita's preferred reading materials?

4. Which two Serpent Club members appear incongruously in Chapter 102?

5. Where does Horacio meet Pola for the first time in Chapter 76?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the prose style of Chapter 34 unusual?

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

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

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

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

7. How is Traveler affected by Horacio in this section?

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

9. Who is Pola, and how does she know Horacio?

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

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