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

2. What color is the flesh of the beaked parrot-fish Arthur sees in the Mexican market?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Pink.
(d) Black.

3. What crucial question did Arthur realize he had never asked Robert during their trip to Mexico?
(a) Where is your wife?
(b) Do you love me?
(c) What are your intentions?
(d) Why me?

4. In what area of New York City had Arthur Less lived for a time after college?
(a) Long Island.
(b) The Meatpacking District.
(c) The West Village.
(d) Manhattan.

5. Where did Robert's ring lost at the produce store end up being found?
(a) In the produce bag.
(b) On the floor of the store.
(c) In Arthur's pocket.
(d) Among the mushrooms in the bin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many other poets from the Russian River School are still alive besides Robert?

2. For whom is the stadium in Parque Mexico named?

3. In what city had Arthur Less spent his fortieth birthday, alone and lonely?

4. In what month does the novel open?

5. In what city does Arthur Less currently live?

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