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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

2. Camilla's response to the milk Arturo gets for her is to:
(a) Ignore it
(b) Laugh
(c) Throw it
(d) Vomit

3. Arturo decides to be nicer to Sammy because he realizes:
(a) Sammy has been nice to him
(b) He and Sammy have been friends a long time
(c) Living is hard enough
(d) He will miss Sammy when he's gone

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

5. Why does Arturo tell wild stories of his great heroism after the earthquake?
(a) To create humor in a bad situation
(b) To get some attention from those who were not there
(c) To soothe his deep fear of earthquakes
(d) To impress people with his religious faith

6. Seeing Camilla's apartment after the earthquake, Arturo:
(a) Calls the firemen to the building
(b) Goes in and tries to find Vera
(c) Assumes she has died
(d) Wails with regret

7. What does Vera initially want from Arturo?
(a) She wants him to join her at the Columbia
(b) She wants him to buy her a drink
(c) She wants him to go drinking with her
(d) She wants him to leave Camilla

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

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

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

11. Arturo's novel will be published, but Camilla is now:
(a) Employed by a hotel
(b) Going her own way
(c) Ill with tuberculosis
(d) In a deep state of depression

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Sammy tells Arturo that:

3. The escapee, Camilla, asks for money from Arturo through:

4. One indication that everything has changed for Arturo is:

5. Camilla's apartment is:

(see the answer keys)

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