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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Adam think his own poems offer people?
(a) Solace.
(b) Dinner.
(c) High regard.
(d) A canvas on which to project their own belief in the possibility of poetic experience.

2. What kind of poet is the one Abel likened Adam to?
(a) A revolutionary.
(b) A realist.
(c) A post-modernist.
(d) A reactionary.

3. Why does Adam say he wrongly laughed at Isabel's story?
(a) He has anxiety disorder.
(b) He is drunk.
(c) He does not hear very well.
(d) His Spanish is bad.

4. Who reads his poems before Adam in Part I?
(a) Tomas.
(b) Rina.
(c) Oscar.
(d) Carlos.

5. Who is Isabel's family member she takes Adam to meet?
(a) Aunt Carlita.
(b) Uncle Oscar.
(c) Uncle Ned.
(d) Aunt Rufina.

6. Who comes to Adam's reading with Maria Jose?
(a) No one.
(b) His mother.
(c) A few other fellows.
(d) His brother.

7. What major world event is happening when Adam is in Spain?
(a) The Russian War.
(b) The Iraq War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The Greek War.

8. What is the first unkind thing Isabel says to Adam?
(a) Telling him he drinks too much.
(b) Telling him he eats too much.
(c) Telling him the people of Iraq are looking forward to hearing his poem on Franco and his economy.
(d) Telling him his poetry is bad.

9. Who is Adam's Spanish tutor?
(a) Teresa.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Carlos.
(d) Oscar.

10. What is Tomas's third poem that Adam hears him read?
(a) Richardson.
(b) Helios.
(c) Work Dream.
(d) My Pledge.

11. What does Adam often smoke?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Flavored vape.
(c) Hash.
(d) Menthols.

12. What does Adam think of the applause that follows Arturo's translations?
(a) It is non-existant.
(b) It is minimal.
(c) It seems unusually long and loud.
(d) It is magical.

13. What color are the tranquilizers Adam takes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

14. What does Adam tell Isabel to hurt her feelings in Part II?
(a) He is going back to America soon.
(b) He is going out with another woman.
(c) He did a reading but did not invite her.
(d) He has a lot more money than she does.

15. Where does Adam meet Arturo?
(a) A bar.
(b) School.
(c) A beach.
(d) A cafe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Isabel and Adam tend to do at the same time?

2. Who never really talks that Adam hangs out with?

3. Where do Adam and Isabel go to visit her relative?

4. Which friend does Adam often write emails to?

5. What does Adam tell Rufina he thought when he came to Spain?

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