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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Camilla's real last name is:
(a) Garcia
(b) Reyes
(c) Lombard
(d) Lopez

3. Other than a few things that frighten him, Arturo sees himself as:
(a) A romantic
(b) Fearless
(c) A warrior
(d) A successful author

4. Arturo expects the milk truck to arrive at:
(a) Four o'clock in the morning
(b) Seven o'clock in the morning
(c) Four o'clock in the afternoon
(d) Whenever Hellfrick notifies him

5. Instead of leaving the hotel for good, Arturo decides to:
(a) Take a walk and get some coffee
(b) Write a letter to his editor
(c) Take an afternoon nap
(d) Work on his writing

6. Arturo's attitude toward Mexicans is:
(a) Changes, depending upon his mood
(b) He feels repulsion toward them
(c) They frighten him
(d) He feels a kinship with them

7. When Arturo gives a prostitute eight dollars, he feels:
(a) Happiness and delight with himself
(b) Unbearable shame and regret
(c) A sense of true loyalty
(d) A lightheartedness

8. Both Camilla and Arturo put on a facade of:
(a) Being coy
(b) Being jealous
(c) Being lonely
(d) Being confident

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

10. Arturo comments that the restaurant's expensive Scotch is:
(a) Rotgut
(b) Nasty
(c) Cheap
(d) Delicious

11. Why does Arturo consider the prostitute to be cleaner than he is?
(a) She only sells her body, while he sells his mind
(b) Her apartment is neat and orderly
(c) She bathes more frequently
(d) She lives in a nicer building than him

12. After insulting Camilla again, Arturo feels:
(a) Transparent
(b) Like a big man
(c) Ashamed
(d) Stupid

13. Arturo tells Camilla she will always be nothing but a:
(a) Sweet little flower girl from Old Mexico
(b) Barmaid and a waitress from Bunker Hill
(c) A cheater and liar
(d) An illiterate illegal alien

14. Arturo's writer's block is so strong that he:
(a) Writes his mother asking for an idea
(b) Converses with the mouse about an idea
(c) Curses himself and gives up
(d) Prays to St. Theresa for an idea

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Arturo rolls up tobacco for a cigarette, using:

2. Arturo's attitude toward women is:

3. When Arturo is desperately trying to save Camilla, he thinks of writing about the incident, but is worried about:

4. Camilla's new shoes are:

5. Arturo was raised in a religious household. His religious background is:

(see the answer keys)

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