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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Less German and Less French.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason is given for Arthur's lack of a watch in the novel's opening scene?
(a) He favors spontaneity.
(b) It was stolen.
(c) He had left it at home.
(d) His faith is fast.

2. What error is printed on the flap of the latest printing of one of Arthur's previous novels?
(a) The title of his first novel is wrong.
(b) The number of awards he has won is wrong.
(c) His ethnicity is wrong.
(d) His age is wrong.

3. The final jury that awards the prize for which Arthur is nominated is composed of 12 what?
(a) Professors.
(b) High school students.
(c) Poets.
(d) Audience members.

4. When Robert says that poetry "kills you now" (106), what does he say that poetry is later?
(a) Trash.
(b) Food.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Immortality.

5. When Arthur's neighbor sees him climb through his apartment window, she is not alarmed since "she knows he is not a thief" and is "clearly just" (108) a what?
(a) An oaf.
(b) An American.
(c) A Bavarian.
(d) A fool.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Arthur spend the night after he has dinner with Hans and Hans's friends in Germany?

2. How often does Bastian visit Arthur during Arthur's stint teaching in Germany?

3. Which famous science fiction writer has Arthur Less come to interview in New York City?

4. What is the name of Arthur's hotel in Mexico?

5. Arthur's tour of Mexico City starts with a ride on what type of transportation?

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