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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Art tell the bookstore employees?
(a) He is quitting next week.
(b) He got a raise.
(c) His kidnapping was a prank of Cleveland's.
(d) He got fired.

2. What topic do Art and Cleveland discuss?
(a) Spirituality.
(b) Promiscuity.
(c) Philanthropy.
(d) Bigness.

3. Who does the motorcycle rider reveal himself to be?
(a) Abdullah.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Riri.
(d) Arthur.

4. What does Art wonder about his relationship with Arthur?
(a) Whether it makes him gay by association.
(b) How long it will last.
(c) How he can get out of it.
(d) Whether he is good for his morale.

5. Who is the protagonist of THE MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH?
(a) Art Bellingham.
(b) Art Buchwald.
(c) Abe Bechstein.
(d) Art Bechstein.

6. What does Phlox wear when she cooks breakfast?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Robe.
(c) T-shirt and shorts.
(d) Apron.

7. Who owns the dogs with which Happy is mated?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Timmy.
(c) Teddy.
(d) Terry.

8. Which of the following is NOT true about Art and Arthur?
(a) They are both drunk.
(b) They have a drunken interlude.
(c) They declare their love for each other.
(d) They go to Art's apartment.

9. Which of the following is NOT a nickname of Art's new friends?
(a) Dudu.
(b) Mau-mau.
(c) Riri.
(d) Kaka.

10. Why is Jane angry at Cleveland?
(a) Because he let pit bulls mate with Happy.
(b) Because he never called when he promised to.
(c) Because he stood her up last night.
(d) Because he forgot her birthday.

11. What is the name of Jane's boyfriend?
(a) Columbus.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) Cole.

12. Why must Art keep Happy locked in the basement?
(a) She is recovering from surgery.
(b) She is being punished.
(c) She has a virus.
(d) She is in heat.

13. Why do Art and his father have to leave the restaurant?
(a) Art begins to cry.
(b) Art's father berates a waiter.
(c) Art's father won't put out his cigarette.
(d) Art's father has had too much to drink.

14. Which of the following does Phlox NOT say she has been?
(a) Seamstress.
(b) Hooker.
(c) Prep school student.
(d) Reborn Christian.

15. What draws Art to Cleveland?
(a) His extreme ways to have fun.
(b) His apartment.
(c) His motorcycle.
(d) His big screen TV.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what season does the book take place?

2. Which of the following does NOT describe Cleveland?

3. What is the source of the contention between Arthur and Abdullah?

4. Who does Arthur meet and leave the bar with?

5. Which of the following does NOT become intoxicated while telling stories about Cleveland?

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