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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Arturo's attitude toward women is:
(a) He feels hatred toward them.
(b) He feels a kinship with them
(c) He is very afraid of them
(d) He feels repulsion toward them

2. Mrs. Hargraves makes Arturo feel:
(a) Afraid
(b) Happy
(c) Guilty
(d) Angry

3. What does Arturo decide to do with the prostitute?
(a) Spend a night with her
(b) Conquer his fears
(c) Write a story about her
(d) Expose her to Catholicism

4. The waitress responds to Arturo's criticism of her shoes by telling him:
(a) She promises to get better shoes
(b) She hates him and wishes he would go back to Colorado
(c) She throws coffee at him
(d) She hates him and hopes he dies of heart failure

5. The Alta Loma Hotel is in L.A's:
(a) Black Belt district
(b) Bunker Hill District
(c) Long Beach area
(d) Laguna Beach district

6. The hot sand in Los Angeles is coming from:
(a) The Sahara Desert
(b) The Mojave Desert
(c) The dirt and smog from the street
(d) The Pacific Ocean beaches

7. The waitress in the Columbia Buffet initially ignores Arturo because:
(a) The author does not tell us
(b) She does not like Italians
(c) She is trying to irritate him
(d) She is too busy

8. Arturo waits to see Camilla:
(a) From a dark doorway
(b) From his apartment window
(c) From the back seat of her car
(d) From the street

9. Hellfrick claims to be:
(a) A Catholic
(b) An honest man
(c) A vegetarian
(d) A good friend

10. Arturo's only job is:
(a) Writing
(b) Testing local coffee
(c) Policing the streets
(d) Working for his landlady

11. Camilla's new shoes are:
(a) White, high-heeled pumps
(b) White huaraches
(c) White sandals
(d) White flats

12. Hellfrick diverts the milkman's attention by:
(a) Bringing him in and offering him gin
(b) Lecturing him on communism
(c) Holding him up
(d) Discussing his victories as a war hero

13. 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

14. The milk Arturo steals turns out to be:
(a) Fresh
(b) Buttermilk
(c) Sour
(d) Cream

15. Arturo rolls up tobacco for a cigarette, using:
(a) Writing paper
(b) Toilet paper
(c) Old essays
(d) Newspaper

Short Answer Questions

1. Arturo's first inscription to Camilla calls her:

2. Arturo feels that the only people who really belong in California are:

3. The name of the restaurant where Camilla works is:

4. The hotel guest who was interested in Filipinos:

5. Arturo's attitude toward Mexicans is:

(see the answer keys)

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