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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 comments that the restaurant's expensive Scotch is:
(a) Rotgut
(b) Delicious
(c) Cheap
(d) Nasty
2. Instead of leaving the hotel for good, Arturo decides to:
(a) Work on his writing
(b) Take an afternoon nap
(c) Write a letter to his editor
(d) Take a walk and get some coffee
3. None of the guests who stayed in the hotel ever:
(a) Were respectful of Arturo's talent
(b) Were kind to Arturo
(c) Liked Mrs. Hargraves
(d) Had read The Little Dog Laughed
4. The hotel guest who was interested in Filipinos:
(a) Finally found one
(b) Discriminated against Italians
(c) Enjoyed Artro's story
(d) Was a fan of Mexicans
5. To absolve himself of his guilt over the stolen milk, before drinking it, Arturo first:
(a) Prays for a half hour
(b) Goes to confession
(c) Writes to his editor
(d) Writer to his mother
Short Answer Questions
1. Arturo's more positive fantasies involve:
2. The beer Camilla serves Arturo:
3. His departure from the prostitute's room leaves Arturo feeling:
4. Hellfrick diverts the milkman's attention by:
5. Arturo tries to justify the crime he is about to commit by:
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Arturo buy and eat this enormous number of oranges?
2. Why would a starving writer like Arturo Bandini choose to live in Los Angeles where he is even more anonymous, lonely and desperate?
3. What role does the resident mouse in Arturo's room play in the story?
4. Discuss the possible reasons why Hackmuth made the decision to publish Arturo's thirty-page letter.
5. In their final exchange of insults for this chapter, Camilla forces Arturo into kissing her. Discuss the significance of the kiss.
6. What makes Chapter 2 comical, if anything?
7. Why is Arturo Bandini so mean and insulting to the Mexican waitress?
8. Why do Arturo and Camilla perpetuate the negativity between them?
9. With all the stimulus in Los Angeles, why do you suppose Arturo has writer's block?
10. Discuss the essence of Burt Hargraves, and its effect on Arturo Bandini.
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