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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Arturo's responds to Vera's disfigured skin by:
(a) Leaving the room
(b) Telling her she is still lovely
(c) Advising her to get surgery
(d) Offering her another drink

2. Arturo spends the night sleeping outside because:
(a) It is too hot to sleep in his apartment
(b) He is waiting to see Camilla
(c) He is covinced Los Angeles is going to be destroyed
(d) He is tired f sleeping in his own apartment

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

4. To ease his hurt feelings, Arturo pays to:
(a) Dance with a blonde
(b) Eat meat with Hellfrick
(c) Be driven around town
(d) See a cheap movie

5. When Arturo and Camilla go to the shooting gallery, she:
(a) Is disgusted that Arturo cannot shoot well
(b) Is unhappy with her own performance
(c) Wishes Arturo would be more generous
(d) Is attracted to others at the gallery

6. What seems to dampen Arturo's newly refreshed religious faith?
(a) His need for money is greater than his need for God
(b) Camilla knocks on his window
(c) His fear over the earthquake subsides
(d) He is determined to become famous

7. Arturo finds Camilla in his closet:
(a) Smoking marijuana
(b) Crying for help
(c) Asleep
(d) Drinking milk

8. Arturo's initial response to Camilla's request is to:
(a) Write a nice goodbye letter to Sammy
(b) Ignore her and go back to his novel
(c) Write a scathing, hurtful letter to Sammy
(d) Throw her out of his apartment

9. What has changed for Arturo emotionally in this chapter?
(a) He finds what he is looking for
(b) His desire and passion for Camilla has overtaken him
(c) He is no longer afraid to take chances
(d) Rejection no longer disturbs him

10. Arturo calls Camilla a cheap imitation of:
(a) A woman
(b) An American
(c) A friend
(d) A Mexican

11. Sammy tells Arturo that Mexican girls:
(a) Don't like to be treated like human beings
(b) Are always trouble in a relationship
(c) Are attracted to men who are sensitive
(d) Prefer men with disabilities

12. While Camilla is staying with Arturo, his writing is:
(a) Going well
(b) Being neglected
(c) Becoming disorganized
(d) Going downhill

13. Arturo tries to make a life for himself and Camilla by:
(a) Taking her in and feeding her
(b) Finding a house on Laguna Beach
(c) Being tolerant of her habits
(d) Asking her to marry him again

14. Why does Arturo write an angry essay about Catholicism?
(a) Because he no longer believes in God
(b) Because a priest criticized his story
(c) Because the church makes him feel guilty
(d) Because his mother has pushed Catholicism

15. When Camilla and Arturo go to visit Sammy, Camilla becomes:
(a) Withdrawn
(b) Protective
(c) Dangerous
(d) Subservient

Short Answer Questions

1. When Arturo cries about Vera's misfortune, he:

2. What is it about Vera that lingers in the room?

3. The priest Arturo sees has an objection to the passage in Arturo's story dealing with:

4. How does Arturo try to help Vera?

5. Arturo knows he will go to visit Vera. What does he think she will help him with?

(see the answer keys)

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