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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. Americans with names like Parker and Smith:
(a) Have supported Arturo's career
(b) Represent opportunity
(c) Are godless opportunists
(d) Have hurt Arturo in the past

2. Arturo's writer's block is so strong that he:
(a) Prays to St. Theresa for an idea
(b) Curses himself and gives up
(c) Writes his mother asking for an idea
(d) Converses with the mouse about an idea

3. Arturo's only purchase at the restaurant has been:
(a) Milk
(b) Tea
(c) Bourbon
(d) Coffee

4. Camilla's real last name is:
(a) Garcia
(b) Reyes
(c) Lopez
(d) Lombard

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Camilla runs after Arturo because:

2. Judy Palmer's mother finds her daughter reading to Arturo, who is:

3. Arturo's attitude toward Mexicans is:

4. The hot sand in Los Angeles is coming from:

5. Waiting for the milkman's arrival, Arturo passes the time by:

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Chapter 2 comical, if anything?

2. Discuss the possible reason that Arturo decided to become a writer, which is couched in this Chapter.

3. Why does Arturo give Mrs. Hargraves an extra five dollars with his rent payment?

4. What makes Arturo finally ask his mother for money?

5. Based on his situation in Chapter 1, do you think someone like Arturo will be successful in his chosen career?

6. What role does the resident mouse in Arturo's room play in the story?

7. Discuss the possible reasons why Hackmuth made the decision to publish Arturo's thirty-page letter.

8. What is the irony of Arturo's attitude toward Mexicans?

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

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

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