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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 throws coffee at him
(c) She hates him and wishes he would go back to Colorado
(d) She promises to get better shoes

2. Arturo made sure that his story was placed:
(a) In each hotel room
(b) In the hotel's restrooms
(c) In the hotel's common rooms
(d) In Mrs. Hargraves' room

3. Arturo rolls up tobacco for a cigarette, using:
(a) Toilet paper
(b) Newspaper
(c) Old essays
(d) Writing paper

4. Arturo tells Camilla she will always be nothing but a:
(a) A cheater and liar
(b) Sweet little flower girl from Old Mexico
(c) Barmaid and a waitress from Bunker Hill
(d) An illiterate illegal alien

5. What is Arturo's ultimate humiliation in this chapter?
(a) Camilla's nudity
(b) He becomes lost in the fog and darkness
(c) He cries over not being able to save Camilla
(d) He almost drowns in the ocean

Short Answer Questions

1. Arturo reveals his own "dirty" side by:

2. Arturo's new clothes arrive along with:

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

4. Mr. Heilman was:

5. When Arturo is desperately trying to save Camilla, he thinks of writing about the incident, but is worried about:

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Arturo portray himself as such a patriotic American?

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

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

8. Is Arturo stalking Camilla in this chapter?

9. Why would a starving writer like Arturo Bandini choose to live in Los Angeles where he is even more anonymous, lonely and desperate?

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

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