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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. What has Cleveland had too much of to steel his courage?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Marijuana.

2. What does Art do after he and Arthur make love on the step?
(a) Cries.
(b) Vomits.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Leaves.

3. Why does Cleveland say Art can command respect?
(a) He is Joe Bechstein's son.
(b) He has a college education.
(c) He has a great car.
(d) He has money.

4. What does one of the women in the house say about Cleveland?
(a) He needs to get a real job.
(b) He gets uglier every week.
(c) He is nicer than the last guy.
(d) He can take her out anytime.

5. What does Phlox tell Art he must do before he can graduate?
(a) Settle a lost book claim at the library.
(b) Pass his Econ class.
(c) Pay his campus speeding tickets.
(d) Order his cap and gown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game do Art and Phlox play when Art returns from his short vacation?

2. Which of the following is NOT a part of Art's daily routine?

3. About what topic does Phlox ask Art's father?

4. For whom is Cleveland working?

5. Whose motorcycle helmet does Art wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scenario in which Cleveland robs the house?

2. What is a recurring motif in the story?

3. What is Art feeling during the time he has an affair with Arthur in the weather woman's apartment?

4. How is Art both disgusted yet attracted to the experience of being with Cleveland when he makes collection calls?

5. What seems to be Art's routine of how he spends his days and nights this summer?

6. What is Cleveland's demeanor at the beginning of Chapter 22?

7. How does Phlox meet Art's father?

8. What is the symbolism of the cicadas for Art's life?

9. What is the nature of the note Phlox sends to Art via Cleveland?

10. When do Art and Arthur first have sex?

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