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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. Before Arthur's visit to Italy for the prize ceremony, how many times had he previously been to Italy?
(a) Thrice.
(b) Once.
(c) Twice.
(d) Never.

2. For whom is the stadium in Parque Mexico named?
(a) Oscar Zeta Acosta.
(b) Cesar Chavez.
(c) Englebert Humperdink.
(d) Charles Lindbergh.

3. While Arthur had assumed that Mexico City would be like Phoenix on a smoggy day, what city does he say it is actually like once he sees it?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Bangkok.
(c) Glasgow.
(d) Barcelona.

4. What drug did Arthur and Robert take together during their trip to Mexico?
(a) Mescaline.
(b) LSD.
(c) Peyote.
(d) Ecstasy.

5. In what country is the first stop on Arthur Less's itinerary?
(a) Spain.
(b) Canada.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what group of artists and writers was Arthur Less once associated?

2. To what Italian city does Arthur travel to attend a prize ceremony?

3. In what decade of life had Arthur Less been when his work was first published?

4. During their first meeting on the beach, what does Marian advise Arthur to do with his youth?

5. What does the festival organizer name as the reason he throws the festival in Mexico?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Freddy mean when he calls Arthur the bravest person he knows?

2. What is the narrator's hypothesis about why Arthur spends nine years with Freddy?

3. Why does Arthur automatically lie when he is asked whether he has ever been to Mexico?

4. For what purpose has Arthur come to New York City and what is its end result?

5. How does Arthur feel after his relationship with Robert ends?

6. What is the actual sound being made when Arthur believes the sound of thunder to be interrupting his reveries during the Italian award ceremony?

7. How do Arthur and Robert meet?

8. What is the significance of Arthur's habit of not wearing a watch?

9. What is Arthur's reaction to Carlos's suggestion that he needs to "get an edge" (6) in order to decrease his level of vulnerability?

10. What is ironic about Marian's last words to Arthur before he dives into the ocean during their first meeting?

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