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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Arthur Less do when he gets back to his New York City hotel room after getting the bad news about Cormorant Publishing passing on his newest book?
(a) He smokes a cigarette.
(b) He drinks a bottle of wine.
(c) He draws a bath.
(d) He eats a late dinner.

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

3. What color is the flesh of the beaked parrot-fish Arthur sees in the Mexican market?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

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

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

6. What is the title of Arthur Less's newest book that he has just submitted to a publisher before the opening of the novel?
(a) Quick.
(b) Haste.
(c) Swift.
(d) Rapids.

7. What color is the theme of the party at which Freddy and Arthur meet for the first time?
(a) Red.
(b) Gold.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

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

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

10. What crucial question did Arthur realize he had never asked Robert during their trip to Mexico?
(a) Why me?
(b) Do you love me?
(c) Where is your wife?
(d) What are your intentions?

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

12. With what group of artists and writers was Arthur Less once associated?
(a) The Lost Generation.
(b) The Russian River School.
(c) The Beat Generation.
(d) The Merry Pranksters.

13. The one step on Arthur's itinerary that qualifies as an act of self-indulgence is his sojourn across what country?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Greece.
(c) Mazatlan.
(d) Italy.

14. What drug did Arthur and Robert take together during their trip to Mexico?
(a) Peyote.
(b) Mescaline.
(c) LSD.
(d) Ecstasy.

15. In what country is the first stop on Arthur Less's itinerary?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Spain.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which country is the last one on Arthur Less's itinerary?

3. 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?

4. Before Arthur's visit to Italy for the prize ceremony, how many times had he previously been to Italy?

5. What lie does Arthur tell to his escort upon his arrival in Mexico?

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