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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states that it is a traveler's what "that one should shop for clothing while abroad"? (116)
(a) Fallacy.
(b) Fanciful notion.
(c) Conundrum.
(d) Travesty.

2. With what object does Arthur return when he seeks a remedy for Bastian's fever?
(a) A syringe in a bottle.
(b) A jar of tea.
(c) Powder in a folded packet.
(d) A dark liquid in a bottle.

3. Zohra tries to get Arthur and Lewis to make a pact with her to give up romance and to take what other action?
(a) To quit Facebook.
(b) To get fat.
(c) To meet in Marrakech every year.
(d) To write to one another.

4. Of what material is Arthur's cottage at the writer's retreat crafted?
(a) Seagrass.
(b) Metal.
(c) Brick.
(d) Wood.

5. What question does the pastor encourage Arthur to ask himself whenever something during his stay seems to him strange or foolish?
(a) When?
(b) Why?
(c) Who?
(d) What?

6. What type of creature is Elizabeth, the parson's "special friend" (198) at the writer's retreat site?
(a) A mongoose.
(b) A snake.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A rat.

7. Arthur is described by the narrator as someone who can "sometimes touch another and send the spark of his own" what "into theirs"? (114)
(a) Nervous system.
(b) Life force.
(c) Electric spark.
(d) Electric charge.

8. Which anniversary are Lewis and Clark celebrating separately while Lewis is in Morocco?
(a) Their 15th.
(b) Their 20th.
(c) Their 12th.
(d) Their 27th.

9. The narrator describes which character as "the kind of woman who would run an international spy ring" (168)?
(a) Stella.
(b) Marian.
(c) Zohra.
(d) Michelle.

10. Instead of a key, what does Arthur's university apartment door in Germany require him to use in order for the door to be unlocked?
(a) An electronic key fob.
(b) A fingerprint scanner.
(c) A coded padlock.
(d) A retina scanner.

11. When Robert says that poetry "kills you now" (106), what does he say that poetry is later?
(a) Immortality.
(b) Food.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Trash.

12. What is the name of Zohra's former lover, whose place on the trip Arthur took when she and Zohra broke up?
(a) Julie.
(b) Janet.
(c) Katie.
(d) Susan.

13. The narrator describes the two camel boys' affection for one another as resembling the love between which two fictional characters?
(a) Holden and Phoebe Caulfield.
(b) Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) The Hardy Boys.

14. How does Arthur answer when Finley insults his personality and his writing in one fell swoop?
(a) Go to hell.
(b) I loved your last book.
(c) Shut up.
(d) Thank you.

15. What incarnation of facial hair does Arthur begin to grow in Germany?
(a) Sideburns.
(b) A beard.
(c) A thin mustache.
(d) A handlebar mustache.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Arthur refrain from participating in the retreat manager's attempts at conversation during the ride to the retreat site?

2. In what German city is the university at which Arthur teaches for a time?

3. What name do Bastian's friends call Arthur behind his back?

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

5. What part of his body does Arthur fracture as he is running after the dog who steals his blue suit in India?

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