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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. The waitress responds to Arturo's criticism of her shoes by telling him:
(a) She hates him and hopes he dies of heart failure
(b) She hates him and wishes he would go back to Colorado
(c) She promises to get better shoes
(d) She throws coffee at him

2. The name of Arthur's only published work is:
(a) Camilla's Dog
(b) The Dog at Hargraves
(c) The Laughing Dog
(d) The Little Dog Laughed

3. The dynamic between Arturo and Camilla consists of:
(a) Unfettered love
(b) Angry exchanges and shouting
(c) Racial slurs and apologies
(d) Aloofness and attentiveness

4. If Mr. Hargraves were alive, he would have:
(a) Been a good friend to Arturo
(b) Accepted Arturo's enthnicity
(c) Disapproved of Arturo's habits
(d) Gone to church with Arturo

5. Arturo feels that not having been with a woman has:
(a) Pleased his mother
(b) Kept him a good Catholic
(c) Limited his inspiration
(d) Made him fearful

Short Answer Questions

1. Arturo made sure that his story was placed:

2. Arturo is especially arrogant now because:

3. Arturo's more positive fantasies involve:

4. Arturo feels he was hated for having:

5. Arturo comments that the restaurant's expensive Scotch is:

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Arturo's feelings toward those people he sees coming out of their church.

2. Why does Arturo buy and eat this enormous number of oranges?

3. Still in his inflated arrogance over his new publication, Arturo returns to the Columbia Buffet, feigning wealth and importance. What is is motive?

4. Arturo tells Mrs. Hargraves that he never changes his mind. Discuss that statement and why it is ironic.

5. Discuss the essence of Burt Hargraves, and its effect on Arturo Bandini.

6. How does Arturo reveal his true feelings toward Camilla in this chapter?

7. What does Arturo's interaction with Judy Palmer tell us about him?

8. What is the basis of Arturo's daring move to Los Angeles? What has given him the courage to relocate?

9. Arturo reveals in Chapter 2 the two things that drive him. What are they?

10. Why does Camilla pull a frightening trick on Arturo at the beach?

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