View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The final jury that awards the prize for which Arthur is nominated is composed of 12 what?
(a) Professors.
(b) Audience members.
(c) Poets.
(d) High school students.

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

3. When Freddy and Arthur are sitting in the bar and are describing one another using one sentence, Freddy describes Arthur using what adjective?
(a) Passive-aggressive.
(b) Brave.
(c) Scared.
(d) Angry.

4. For how long was Arthur romantically involved with the professor, Howard?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 years.

5. 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) Ten times slower.
(b) Twice as smelly.
(c) Ten times hotter.
(d) Filled with twice as many people.

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

7. What is Freddy's legal first name?
(a) Frederich.
(b) Federico.
(c) Frederick.
(d) Freddy.

8. What is the name of the science fiction writer's most famous character?
(a) Sherman.
(b) Peabody.
(c) George.
(d) X3000.

9. In the front hallway of Arthur's hotel in Mexico, there is an enormous portrait of which artist?
(a) Diego Rivera.
(b) Salvador Dali.
(c) Pablo Picasso.
(d) Frida Kahlo.

10. How many other poets from the Russian River School are still alive besides Robert?
(a) Three.
(b) Zero.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

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

12. What is the name of Arthur's hotel in Mexico?
(a) El Zapateria.
(b) The Monkey House.
(c) The Cherry Tree.
(d) The Eternal Flame.

13. What was the title of Arthur Less's first novel?
(a) The Counterglow.
(b) Kalipso.
(c) Dark Matter.
(d) Cormorant Breach.

14. In what sport had Arthur's one moment of athletic prowess occurred when he was 12 years old?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Lacrosse.

15. For whom is the stadium in Parque Mexico named?
(a) Cesar Chavez.
(b) Oscar Zeta Acosta.
(c) Englebert Humperdink.
(d) Charles Lindbergh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason is given for Arthur's lack of a watch in the novel's opening scene?

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

3. The narrator describes the octopuses at the market as being "coiled into" (55) what objects?

4. When Arthur receives a wedding invitation from Freddy a few months after they stop seeing one another, to whom is Freddy engaged?

5. Where did Robert's ring lost at the produce store end up being found?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 456 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample