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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Arturo try to help Vera?
(a) He shares about his own loneliness with her
(b) He tells her it will all be over soon
(c) He gives her drink after drink
(d) He asks her to dance with him

2. When Arturo cries about Vera's misfortune, he:
(a) Considers getting her to counseling
(b) Quickly reverts back to thinking of his own problems
(c) Decides to introduce her to Camilla
(d) Wonders what he can do to ease her pain

3. At the beach, Arturo hates the seagulls, and Camilla hates the:
(a) Kids
(b) Crabs
(c) Sand
(d) Wind

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

5. Arturo knows he will go to visit Vera. What does he think she will help him with?
(a) He will learn to behave more passionately toward Camilla
(b) He learn to be more relaxed around women
(c) He will learn all of the tricks she knows about gambling
(d) He will learn to better hold his alcohol

6. When Arturo returns to Camilla's with a nightgown and reading material:
(a) Accepts the gifts and locks him out
(b) Unlocks the door and goes back to bed
(c) Invites him in seductively
(d) Shrieks and alarms her neighbors

7. In this chapter, Arturo may have realized that:
(a) Having a car may be more trouble than it's worth
(b) Camilla is his one, lifelong true love
(c) Success in his career is not what makes him ultimately happy
(d) It is much better living farther away from Hellfrick

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

9. When Vera appears in Arturo's room for the first time, he momentarily wants to:
(a) Kick her out
(b) Beat her
(c) Hug her
(d) Laugh

10. What is it about Vera that lingers in the room?
(a) Her scent
(b) Her negativity
(c) Her sadness
(d) Her sense of hope

11. With his novel published, Arturo's life has:
(a) Improved considerably
(b) Gotten lonelier
(c) Become less interesting
(d) Gone downhill

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

13. Camilla's apartment is:
(a) Dark and mysterious
(b) Beautifully decorated
(c) Dirty and untidy
(d) Sparkling and organized

14. Arturo feels his novel will serve to:
(a) Give his writing to the world
(b) Satisfy his wanderlust
(c) Make him rich and famous
(d) Mend things with his mother

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Arturo spends the night sleeping outside because:

2. Camilla's response to the milk Arturo gets for her is to:

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

4. After some champagne, Arturo's attitude toward the prostitutes is that:

5. Whose poetry does Vera quote to Arturo?

(see the answer keys)

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