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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. Hellfrick wants to borrow money from Arturo, this time for:
(a) Milk
(b) Cigarettes
(c) Meat
(d) Gin
2. Camilla's response to the milk Arturo gets for her is to:
(a) Vomit
(b) Ignore it
(c) Throw it
(d) Laugh
3. Arturo spends the night sleeping outside because:
(a) He is waiting to see Camilla
(b) It is too hot to sleep in his apartment
(c) He is covinced Los Angeles is going to be destroyed
(d) He is tired f sleeping in his own apartment
4. Arturo tries to make a life for himself and Camilla by:
(a) Taking her in and feeding her
(b) Finding a house on Laguna Beach
(c) Asking her to marry him again
(d) Being tolerant of her habits
5. At the beach, Arturo hates the seagulls, and Camilla hates the:
(a) Kids
(b) Wind
(c) Sand
(d) Crabs
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Arturo think about the sailors?
2. What seems to dampen Arturo's newly refreshed religious faith?
3. Why does Arturo leave Camilla to return to Los Angeles?
4. Camilla's puppy, Willie, provides her with a sense of:
5. In this chapter, Arturo may have realized that:
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Fante accomplish with the character, Vera, and the relationship between her and Arturo?
2. Discuss Arturo's response to seeing Camilla laughing over his telegram by going dancing. Is his response predictable?
3. Why does Arturo send the escaped Camilla money, after all of her unkindness toward him?
4. What is Arturo's intention when he waits in Camilla's car for her?
5. Discuss the emotional "dance" that goes on between Arturo and Camilla. Why are they unable to get along?
6. What is the symbolism of milk in this chapter?
7. Arturo is feeling fairly good until Camilla shows up. What emotions does Camilla bring out in Arturo?
8. Why is Arturo no longer feeling particularly threatened by Sammy?
9. Does maturity has much to do with the constant friction between Arturo and Camilla?
10. Arturo seems invigorated by having experienced the earthquake in Long Beach. Why is he so vocal and full of stories about his heroism?
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