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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 ride Arturo and Sammy take in Camilla's car is:
(a) Pleasant and smooth
(b) Wreckless and dangerous
(c) Sentimental
(d) Loud and bumpy

2. Arturo leaves feeling proud about:
(a) Being an American
(b) Being Italian
(c) Being a writer
(d) Being superior to Sammy

3. The Long Lost Hills is an essay derived from:
(a) A novel
(b) A thirty page letter
(c) A college leson
(d) A magazine article

4. Arturo looks at himself in the mirror and tells himself:
(a) He is a good Catholic
(b) He is an intelligent, good son
(c) He is courageous to choose writing as a career
(d) He is no more than a simple thief

5. As a child, Arturo responded to racial slurs by:
(a) Withdrawing into books
(b) Taking on a tough facade
(c) Learning how to give them back
(d) Joining a gang

Short Answer Questions

1. J. C. Hackmuth surprises Arturo by:

2. Arturo thinks people who don't live in California see it as a land of:

3. Other than a few things that frighten him, Arturo sees himself as:

4. Arturo is considering leaving LA because he cannot pay his rent, but his current, most pressing problem is:

5. Arturo feels that the only people who really belong in California are:

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Arturo Bandini so mean and insulting to the Mexican waitress?

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

3. How does Arturo survive his deep depression and low self-worth?

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

5. Why does Arturo mention Benny Cohen in this chapter?

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

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

8. In Chapter 2, Arturo's many fears are revealed. Why do you suppose Arturo is so frightened of women?

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

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

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