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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. Why does Arturo consider the prostitute to be cleaner than he is?
2. If Mr. Hargraves were alive, he would have:
3. After insulting Camilla again, Arturo feels:
4. Mr. Heilman was:
5. In Los Angeles, Arturo is:
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mrs. Hargraves position herself with Arturo when they first meet?
2. Discuss the possible reasons why Hackmuth made the decision to publish Arturo's thirty-page letter.
3. Why would a starving writer like Arturo Bandini choose to live in Los Angeles where he is even more anonymous, lonely and desperate?
4. What role does the resident mouse in Arturo's room play in the story?
5. What does Arturo's interaction with Judy Palmer tell us about him?
6. Still in his inflated arrogance over his new publication, Arturo returns to the Columbia Buffet, feigning wealth and importance. What is is motive?
7. Is Arturo stalking Camilla in this chapter?
8. How does Arturo survive his deep depression and low self-worth?
9. What makes Chapter 2 comical, if anything?
10. Why does Arturo buy and eat this enormous number of oranges?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Arturo and Camilla create many dramatic moments between them.
1) What role and purpose does Camilla play in Arturo's life?
2) What does Arturo represent in Camilla's life?
3) Why do the two of them fight and insult one another?
Essay Topic 2
When Arturo resigns himself to not finding Camilla in the end of the story, how does he comfort himself?
1) Discuss Arturo's mixed feelings toward Camilla.
2) If he had found her, how might Camilla's life have changed, if at all?
3) Was Camilla's problem with life all in her head? Did she have some real challenges?
Essay Topic 3
The character of Sammy is important to Fante's story. Sammy has some things that Arturo craves, and some that Arturo feels superior to.
1) Discuss Sammy's lifestyle in the desert. What does this tell us about him?
2) Discuss Camilla's obsession with Sammy. Why does he reject her?
3) What are the things about Sammy that allow Arturo to stop feeling jealous of him?
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