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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. Which country is the last one on Arthur Less's itinerary?
(a) China.
(b) France.
(c) Japan.
(d) Italy.

2. The one step on Arthur's itinerary that qualifies as an act of self-indulgence is his sojourn across what country?
(a) Italy.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Greece.
(d) Mazatlan.

3. When Arthur receives a wedding invitation from Freddy a few months after they stop seeing one another, to whom is Freddy engaged?
(a) Thomas Mars.
(b) Dennis Thomas.
(c) Dennis Raglan.
(d) Thomas Dennis.

4. Which famous science fiction writer has Arthur Less come to interview in New York City?
(a) Isaac Asimov.
(b) H. H. H. Mandern.
(c) Ray Bradbury.
(d) Philip K. Dick.

5. The narrator describes Javier as smelling of cigarettes and what else?
(a) Vanilla.
(b) Car exhaust.
(c) Garlic.
(d) Lavender.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Arthur had assumed that Mexico City would be like Phoenix on a smoggy day, what city does he say it is actually like once he sees it?

2. What roles does Hans perform for Arthur during Arthur's time in Germany?

3. What causes Marian to be unable to attend the festival in Mexico City where she had been scheduled to appear with Arthur?

4. Arthur's high school German teacher said that "the key to speaking a new language is to be" what "instead of perfect"? (101)

5. Though the narrator says that all Arthur Less has "managed to grow is a gentle sense of himself, akin to the transparent carapace of a soft-shelled crab" (6), what event is stated to still have the ability to hurt him?

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