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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vera initially want from Arturo?
(a) She wants him to go drinking with her
(b) She wants him to join her at the Columbia
(c) She wants him to leave Camilla
(d) She wants him to buy her a drink

2. Arturo's new clothes arrive along with:
(a) His old clothes
(b) Letters from Hackmuth
(c) New lamps and lotions
(d) A lot of new fragrances

3. Sammy is terminally ill with:
(a) A brain tumor
(b) Lung cancer
(c) Alcoholism
(d) Tuberculosis

4. How does the author tell us that Vera is an older woman?
(a) She is weak and unstable
(b) She is dressed in old fashioned clothes
(c) He mentions the odor of aging
(d) Her years of experience betray her age

5. What is the event that ends Arturo's friendship with Hellfrick?
(a) He can no longer stand Hellfrick borrowing money
(b) Hellfrick does not share his meal with Arturo
(c) Hellfrick's drinking has finally become too much
(d) He is appalled by Hellfrick's killing a calf

Short Answer Questions

1. Arturo's more positive fantasies involve:

2. Camilla's real last name is:

3. Arturo's newly published story will be entitled:

4. Waiting for the milkman's arrival, Arturo passes the time by:

5. A very important figure in Arturo's life is:

(see the answer key)

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