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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often do Robert and Arthur still speak?
(a) Once a season.
(b) Once a day.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Once a month.

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

3. In what town did Arthur and Robert stay when they went to Mexico together?
(a) Baja.
(b) Ensenada.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) Tijuana.

4. On what day of the Mexican festival is Arthur scheduled to speak?
(a) Day One.
(b) Day Five.
(c) Day Two.
(d) Day Three.

5. What food does the guide in Mexico City name as being at the center of Mexican cuisine?
(a) Pork.
(b) Tortillas.
(c) Beans.
(d) Chilis.

6. What is the name of the local writer who acts as Arthur's escort during his time in Mexico?
(a) Armando.
(b) Juan.
(c) Roberto.
(d) Arturo.

7. For how long has Arthur Less been in New York at the novel's opening?
(a) On month.
(b) Three days.
(c) One week.
(d) Fewer than twenty-four hours.

8. Besides long, which adjective is used by the narrator to describe Arthur Less's nose?
(a) Sensible.
(b) Beakish.
(c) Narrow.
(d) Patrician.

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

10. In what month does the novel open?
(a) August.
(b) October.
(c) June.
(d) January.

11. In what desert does Arthur Less plan to turn 50 years old?
(a) The Sahara.
(b) The Gobi.
(c) The Mojave.
(d) The Sierra.

12. Which famous science fiction writer has Arthur Less come to interview in New York City?
(a) H. H. H. Mandern.
(b) Ray Bradbury.
(c) Philip K. Dick.
(d) Isaac Asimov.

13. What reason is given for Arthur's lack of a watch in the novel's opening scene?
(a) It was stolen.
(b) He favors spontaneity.
(c) His faith is fast.
(d) He had left it at home.

14. For how many years did the relationship between Arthur Less and Freddy last?
(a) 11.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT on the list of expenses that Arthur Less cannot afford to pay for during his trip around the world?

2. What drug did Arthur and Robert take together during their trip to Mexico?

3. The narrator says, "No one could rival Arthur Less for his ability to exit a room while" (37) performing what action?

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

5. Who drove the car during Arthur's and Robert's road trip to Mexico?

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