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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What occasion had served as the final time the members of the Russian River School had assembled together?
(a) Marian's stroke.
(b) Arthur's winning of the Wilde and Stein Award.
(c) Stella's death.
(d) Robert's winning of the Pulitzer Prize.

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

5. Who drove the car during Arthur's and Robert's road trip to Mexico?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Carlos.
(c) Robert.
(d) A hired driver.

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

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

8. What food does Arthur Less eat for dinner in order to make up for the extravagance of seeing a Broadway show on his first night in New York City?
(a) A teriyaki plate.
(b) A gyro.
(c) A hot dog.
(d) A slice of pizza.

9. What career did Freddy inhabit after he graduated from college?
(a) Biologist.
(b) Cultural attache.
(c) High school English teacher.
(d) Agricultural liaison.

10. What job does Peter Hunt perform for Arthur Less?
(a) Peter Hunt is Arthur Less's accountant.
(b) Peter Hunt is Arthur Less's literary agent.
(c) Peter Hunt is Arthur Less's hairstylist.
(d) Peter Hunt is the head of Arthur Less's main publisher.

11. Arthur's tour of Mexico City starts with a ride on what type of transportation?
(a) Subway.
(b) Seaplane.
(c) Pedicab.
(d) Bicycle.

12. What does the festival organizer name as the reason he throws the festival in Mexico?
(a) No taxes.
(b) Beautiful women.
(c) Cheap drugs.
(d) Great weather.

13. What topic is NOT on the list of questions Arthur Less is forbidden to ask the science fiction writer during the interview?
(a) His age.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His poorly-reviewed poetry collection.
(d) His wife.

14. Why does the literary escort fail to connect with Arthur Less even though they are both within the hotel lobby?
(a) She believes Arthur Less to be a woman.
(b) He has a newspaper in front of his face.
(c) She has never seen his picture.
(d) He is seated in a hidden alcove.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what group of artists and writers was Arthur Less once associated?

2. In what decade of life had Arthur Less been when his work was first published?

3. On what holiday in 1987 did Arthur Less meet his one-time rival Carlos?

4. When Freddy and Arthur are sitting in the bar and are describing one another using one sentence, Freddy describes Arthur using what adjective?

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

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