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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Less German and Less French.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 a white male.
(b) Arthur is a bad writer.
(c) Arthur is bisexual.
(d) Arthur is a bad gay.

2. The narrator describes Javier as smelling of cigarettes and what else?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Vanilla.
(c) Car exhaust.
(d) Garlic.

3. How many days away is Arthur's birthday once he arrives in Morocco?
(a) Ten.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

4. What error is printed on the flap of the latest printing of one of Arthur's previous novels?
(a) His age is wrong.
(b) The number of awards he has won is wrong.
(c) His ethnicity is wrong.
(d) The title of his first novel is wrong.

5. When Robert says that poetry "kills you now" (106), what does he say that poetry is later?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Trash.
(c) Immortality.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. During their first meeting on the beach, what does Marian advise Arthur to do with his youth?

2. In the front hallway of Arthur's hotel in Mexico, there is an enormous portrait of which artist?

3. For how long is Arthur alone at the golf resort in Italy before the other prize finalists arrive?

4. What is the title of Arthur Less's newest book that he has just submitted to a publisher before the opening of the novel?

5. To what Italian city does Arthur travel to attend a prize ceremony?

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