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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Less Mexican and Less Italian.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the title of Arthur Less's first novel?
(a) The Counterglow.
(b) Cormorant Breach.
(c) Dark Matter.
(d) Kalipso.

2. When Freddy and Arthur are sitting in the bar and are describing one another using one sentence, Freddy describes Arthur using what adjective?
(a) Passive-aggressive.
(b) Scared.
(c) Brave.
(d) Angry.

3. What is the name of Arthur's hotel in Mexico?
(a) El Zapateria.
(b) The Eternal Flame.
(c) The Monkey House.
(d) The Cherry Tree.

4. At what age did Arthur Less start a romance with the poet Robert Brownburn?
(a) 36.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 39.

5. On what day of the Mexican festival is Arthur scheduled to speak?
(a) Day Five.
(b) Day One.
(c) Day Two.
(d) Day Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crucial question did Arthur realize he had never asked Robert during their trip to Mexico?

2. During their first meeting on the beach, what does Marian advise Arthur to do with his youth?

3. The narrator describes the ride home from the tour of Mexico City as "half as charming" (61) as the ride there, due to being what?

4. What does Arthur Less do when he gets back to his New York City hotel room after getting the bad news about Cormorant Publishing passing on his newest book?

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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