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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What refreshment does Vera bring to Arturo?
(a) Soda
(b) Gin
(c) Water
(d) Warm milk

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Why does Arturo leave Camilla to return to Los Angeles?
(a) To buy new furnishings
(b) To see if she can make it alone
(c) To pick up his mail
(d) To check out of his hotel room

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the event that ends Arturo's friendship with Hellfrick?

2. Hellfrick wants to borrow money from Arturo, this time for:

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

4. What does Arturo listen for on the Marines' broadcast?

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

(see the answer keys)

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