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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Vera offer to do for Arturo when they become intimate?
(a) She offers to be Camilla
(b) She offers to drive him home
(c) She offers to get them a drink
(d) She offers to sleep in the living room

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. When Sammy goes to see Camilla, he realizes:
(a) She is a drug addict
(b) She has fallen into alcoholism
(c) She is hopelessly ill
(d) She has been physically abused

15. Arturo spends the night sleeping outside because:
(a) It is too hot to sleep in his apartment
(b) He is waiting to see Camilla
(c) He is tired f sleeping in his own apartment
(d) He is covinced Los Angeles is going to be destroyed

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author tell us that Vera is an older woman?

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

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

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

5. Seeing Camilla's apartment after the earthquake, Arturo:

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