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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Less At Last.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many restaurants must Arthur visit during his final day in Japan in order to write his article for the men's magazine?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. When Finley announces the reason that Arthur's work is not included in the gay literary canon, what does he state as the reason?
(a) Arthur is bisexual.
(b) Arthur is a white male.
(c) Arthur is a bad gay.
(d) Arthur is a bad writer.

3. In what city had Arthur Less spent his fortieth birthday, alone and lonely?
(a) Monterey.
(b) New York City.
(c) Palm Springs.
(d) Las Vegas.

4. When Arthur shouts to Lewis "This isn't a birthday!" (108), what does he say it is instead?
(a) A Raymond Chandler novel.
(b) A Sherlock Holmes story.
(c) A Truman Capote novel.
(d) An Agatha Christie novel.

5. When Bastian refuses to take medicine for his fever and Arthur puts on Bastian's favorite television show so that Bastian can play a drinking game with his medicine, what action on the show does Arthur tell Bastian he has to drink to each time he sees it occur on the show?
(a) Every time a blond comes onscreen.
(b) Every time characters talk with their hands.
(c) Every time the lovers remove their glasses to kiss.
(d) Every time there is a commercial interruption.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the festival organizer name as the reason he throws the festival in Mexico?

2. What "distinctly identifiable" (230) quality does Freddy recognize in Arthur during their second meeting?

3. In what state was Arthur's mother's funeral held?

4. What part of his body does Arthur fracture as he is running after the dog who steals his blue suit in India?

5. Which of Arthur's friends meets him in Marrakech and takes him to the site where the caravan will begin its journey across Morocco?

(see the answer key)

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