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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 knows he will go to visit Vera. What does he think she will help him with?
(a) He will learn all of the tricks she knows about gambling
(b) He will learn to behave more passionately toward Camilla
(c) He learn to be more relaxed around women
(d) He will learn to better hold his alcohol

2. Because Arturo is now rejecting her, Camilla thinks he:
(a) Has another girlfriend
(b) Is in love with Sammy
(c) Is a homosexual
(d) Has lost his mind

3. Seeing Camilla's apartment after the earthquake, Arturo:
(a) Assumes she has died
(b) Wails with regret
(c) Calls the firemen to the building
(d) Goes in and tries to find Vera

4. Sammy is terminally ill with:
(a) Lung cancer
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) A brain tumor
(d) Alcoholism

5. What does Arturo observe the group of Protestants doing after the earthquake?
(a) Singing cheap hymns
(b) Listening to music
(c) Gathering for prayers
(d) Saying the Pledge of Allegiance

Short Answer Questions

1. Sammy tells Arturo that:

2. What is Vera's primary problem?

3. When Camilla and Arturo go to visit Sammy, Camilla becomes:

4. What seems to dampen Arturo's newly refreshed religious faith?

5. When Sammy goes to see Camilla, he realizes:

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Arturo try to retrieve his telegram before it is delivered to Camilla?

2. What does Arturo have against Sammy? How does Sammy help Arturo?

3. Why does Arturo return to the Alta Loma hotel after Camilla disappears?

4. What does Fante accomplish with the character, Vera, and the relationship between her and Arturo?

5. What purpose does Willie fill in Camilla's life?

6. Why does Arturo send the escaped Camilla money, after all of her unkindness toward him?

7. Why does Arturo swear off the Catholic church in this chapter?

8. What is Vera's opinion of Arturo's writing?

9. Discuss Arturo's response to his sexual success with Vera.

10. Does maturity has much to do with the constant friction between Arturo and Camilla?

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