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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Arturo feels like "Bandini" with Camilla, he:
(a) Becomes talkative and intellectual
(b) Becomes aggressive and rough
(c) Becomes aloof and cold
(d) Becomes tender and attentive

3. Hellfrick helps Arturo:
(a) Decide not to drink alcohol
(b) Learn how to steal money for food
(c) Identify his moral boundaries
(d) Figure out his next novel

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

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

6. Camilla responds to Arturo's request to marry her:
(a) By weeping silently and leaving the restaurant
(b) By trying to drown herself
(c) By laughing and tearing up the telegram
(d) By hugging the bartenders who congratulate her

7. Hellfrick wants to borrow money from Arturo, this time for:
(a) Gin
(b) Meat
(c) Cigarettes
(d) Milk

8. How does Arturo escape from Vera at the bar?
(a) He pretends to be sick
(b) He loses himself in a pinball game
(c) He sneaks out from the men's room to a back alley
(d) He joins a group of friends and leaves

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

10. Finally admitting she is in love with Sammy, Camilla asks Arturo to:
(a) Write a story about Sammy and his cowboy life
(b) Respect Sammy's wishes to be an author
(c) Write a story about their relationship
(d) Review and critique Sammy's manuscripts

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

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

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

14. What does Arturo think about the sailors?
(a) That they are young and foolish
(b) That they drink far too much
(c) That even they have what he cannot have
(d) That they live dangerous lives

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In this chapter, Arturo may have realized that:

2. Arturo's novel will be published, but Camilla is now:

3. Arturo decides to be nicer to Sammy because he realizes:

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

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

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