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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 topic is NOT on the list of questions Arthur Less is forbidden to ask the science fiction writer during the interview?
(a) His age.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) His poorly-reviewed poetry collection.

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

3. In what country had Arthur Less bought his signature blue suit?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Japan.
(c) Cambodia.
(d) China.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which country is the last one on Arthur Less's itinerary?

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

4. At what age did Arthur Less start a romance with the poet Robert Brownburn?

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

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