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

2. In what city do Arthur and Robert first meet on a beach?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Alameda.
(d) Sunnyvale.

3. When Arthur receives a wedding invitation from Freddy a few months after they stop seeing one another, to whom is Freddy engaged?
(a) Thomas Mars.
(b) Dennis Thomas.
(c) Dennis Raglan.
(d) Thomas Dennis.

4. The narrator describes the octopuses at the market as being "coiled into" (55) what objects?
(a) Ampersands.
(b) Curlicues.
(c) Pyramids.
(d) Piles.

5. During their first meeting on the beach, what does Marian advise Arthur to do with his youth?
(a) Waste it.
(b) Bury it.
(c) Regret it.
(d) Embrace it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What food does Arthur Less eat for dinner in order to make up for the extravagance of seeing a Broadway show on his first night in New York City?

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

4. In what area of New York City had Arthur Less lived for a time after college?

5. While Arthur had assumed that Mexico City would be like Phoenix on a smoggy day, what city does he say it is actually like once he sees it?

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