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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Arturo Bandini grew up in:
(a) Alta Loma, California
(b) Bunker Hill distrct of LA
(c) Boulder, Colorado
(d) Juarez, Mexico
2. Camilla's new shoes are:
(a) White sandals
(b) White flats
(c) White, high-heeled pumps
(d) White huaraches
3. Arturo considers these people to be worshiping in the church of:
(a) Pagans and demons
(b) The great I am
(c) The deluded
(d) Some other god
4. To absolve himself of his guilt over the stolen milk, before drinking it, Arturo first:
(a) Goes to confession
(b) Prays for a half hour
(c) Writer to his mother
(d) Writes to his editor
5. The dynamic between Arturo and Camilla consists of:
(a) Angry exchanges and shouting
(b) Racial slurs and apologies
(c) Aloofness and attentiveness
(d) Unfettered love
Short Answer Questions
1. After his big shopping spree, Arturo discovers:
2. Judy Palmer is a:
3. Arturo vacillates between:
4. As a child, Arturo responded to racial slurs by:
5. The name of the restaurant where Camilla works is:
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the possible reason that Arturo decided to become a writer, which is couched in this Chapter.
2. With all the stimulus in Los Angeles, why do you suppose Arturo has writer's block?
3. What is the irony of Arturo's attitude toward Mexicans?
4. Why does Arturo buy and eat this enormous number of oranges?
5. Discuss the possible reasons why Hackmuth made the decision to publish Arturo's thirty-page letter.
6. How does Arturo reveal his true feelings toward Camilla in this chapter?
7. What makes Arturo finally ask his mother for money?
8. Still in his inflated arrogance over his new publication, Arturo returns to the Columbia Buffet, feigning wealth and importance. What is is motive?
9. Arturo reveals in Chapter 2 the two things that drive him. What are they?
10. Discuss Arturo's interactions with people at the hotel, other than Judy Palmer.
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