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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Less Moroccan and Less Indian.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes the ride home from the tour of Mexico City as "half as charming" (61) as the ride there, due to being what?
(a) Filled with twice as many people.
(b) Ten times hotter.
(c) Twice as smelly.
(d) Ten times slower.

2. Why does Arthur refrain from participating in the retreat manager's attempts at conversation during the ride to the retreat site?
(a) He cannot hear her.
(b) He is too enchanted with the sights and sounds of India.
(c) He cannot understand her very well.
(d) He is depressed.

3. What lie does Arthur tell to his escort upon his arrival in Mexico?
(a) That he has read the escort's book of poetry.
(b) That he is rich.
(c) That he has won a Pulitzer Prize.
(d) That he has never been to Mexico before.

4. With what objects does Arthur always travel that he thinks of as his portable gym?
(a) Bricks.
(b) Barbells.
(c) Jump ropes.
(d) Rubber bands.

5. In what city does Arthur Less currently live?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Palm Springs.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Scranton.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Robert says that poetry "kills you now" (106), what does he say that poetry is later?

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

3. What does the narrator state as something a camel loves?

4. In what state was Arthur's mother's funeral held?

5. Who places his hand on Arthur's back during the funeral for Arthur's mother?

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