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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 drug did Arthur and Robert take together during their trip to Mexico?
(a) LSD.
(b) Peyote.
(c) Mescaline.
(d) Ecstasy.

2. In what month does the novel open?
(a) August.
(b) January.
(c) October.
(d) June.

3. With what group of artists and writers was Arthur Less once associated?
(a) The Merry Pranksters.
(b) The Beat Generation.
(c) The Lost Generation.
(d) The Russian River School.

4. With what objects does Arthur always travel that he thinks of as his portable gym?
(a) Jump ropes.
(b) Rubber bands.
(c) Bricks.
(d) Barbells.

5. In what decade of life had Arthur Less been when his work was first published?
(a) His twenties.
(b) His teens.
(c) His forties.
(d) His thirties.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who painted the nude portrait of Arthur when he was a young man?

2. In what desert does Arthur Less plan to turn 50 years old?

3. What color is the flesh of the beaked parrot-fish Arthur sees in the Mexican market?

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

5. When Freddy and Arthur are sitting in the bar and are describing one another using one sentence, Freddy describes Arthur using what adjective?

(see the answer key)

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