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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the theme of the party at which Freddy and Arthur meet for the first time?
(a) Blue.
(b) Gold.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

2. On what holiday in 1987 did Arthur Less meet his one-time rival Carlos?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Memorial Day.
(c) Labor Day.
(d) New Year's Day.

3. The narrator says, "No one could rival Arthur Less for his ability to exit a room while" (37) performing what action?
(a) Remaining inside the room.
(b) Avoiding notice.
(c) Appearing to be coming right back.
(d) Leaving everyone in the room laughing.

4. What career did Freddy inhabit after he graduated from college?
(a) Agricultural liaison.
(b) Cultural attache.
(c) Biologist.
(d) High school English teacher.

5. 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?
(a) He draws a bath.
(b) He smokes a cigarette.
(c) He eats a late dinner.
(d) He drinks a bottle of wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides long, which adjective is used by the narrator to describe Arthur Less's nose?

2. For how long has Arthur Less been in New York at the novel's opening?

3. In what month does the novel open?

4. 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?

5. In what decade of life had Arthur Less been when his work was first published?

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