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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After sending his telegram, Arturo tries to:
(a) Retrieve it before it is delivered
(b) Sit down and write a new novel
(c) Contact Camilla by telephone
(d) Discuss it with Mr. Hellfrick

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

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

4. Arturo expresses his love for Camilla by:
(a) Writing her a letter
(b) Sending her a telegram
(c) Writing a poem about her
(d) Including her in his latest novel

5. What is Vera's primary problem?
(a) She has sexual problems
(b) She is unpleasant looking
(c) She is lonely
(d) She is overly confident

6. What does Arturo listen for on the Marines' broadcast?
(a) He tries to learn if the earthquake has destroyed LA
(b) He tries to determine whether the quake has ended
(c) He listens for news of traffic to LA
(d) He listens for Camilla's name as one of the deceased

7. Sammy tells Arturo that:
(a) Camilla is very nice to him
(b) He had better be nice to Camilla
(c) He is being too nice to Camilla
(d) Camilla is not a nice girl

8. Camilla's puppy, Willie, provides her with a sense of:
(a) Comfort and joy
(b) Ways to stay busy
(c) Agitation and restlessness
(d) A sense of purpose

9. Arturo discovers that Camilla has a:
(a) A propensity for heroine
(b) Marijuana habit
(c) A cocaine habit
(d) An addiction to alcohol

10. What does Arturo take from Camilla's car?
(a) Her waitress's apron
(b) Her driver's license
(c) Her wet clothes
(d) Her hat

11. What does Vera think of Arturo's writing?
(a) It is brilliant
(b) She has not read it
(c) It is mediocre
(d) It is no good

12. What does Arturo observe the group of Protestants doing after the earthquake?
(a) Singing cheap hymns
(b) Gathering for prayers
(c) Listening to music
(d) Saying the Pledge of Allegiance

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

14. One indication that everything has changed for Arturo is:
(a) He has decided to live on the beach
(b) He has gotten rid of the marijuana
(c) He has to take a different room at the Alta Loma
(d) Camilla is gone again

15. What is the guilt and shame that Arturo feels about having been with Vera?
(a) He feels he has taken advantage of Vera's loneliness
(b) He feels he has committed the mortal sin of adultery
(c) He is sorry that he thought of Camilla the entire time
(d) He feels he has violated Vera's innocence

Short Answer Questions

1. Arturo's next story will be based on:

2. Because Arturo is now rejecting her, Camilla thinks he:

3. When Arturo feels like "Bandini" with Camilla, he:

4. When Arturo returns to Camilla's with a nightgown and reading material:

5. What does Vera offer to do for Arturo when they become intimate?

(see the answer keys)

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