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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes the Bedouin encampment as a what?
(a) A vision.
(b) A dream.
(c) A nightmare.
(d) A mirage.

2. For how long is Arthur scheduled to teach in Germany?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Eight weeks.
(d) Five weeks.

3. How many students initially show up to Arthur's first class session at Liberated University in Germany?
(a) 80.
(b) 30.
(c) 250.
(d) 130.

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

5. What object is given to Arthur at the prize ceremony in Italy?
(a) A trip to New York City.
(b) A book of poetry.
(c) A golden statuette.
(d) A watch.

6. In what state was Arthur's mother's funeral held?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) New York.

7. When Finley announces the reason that Arthur's work is not included in the gay literary canon, what does he state as the reason?
(a) Arthur is a bad gay.
(b) Arthur is bisexual.
(c) Arthur is a bad writer.
(d) Arthur is a white male.

8. Which of Arthur's friends meets him in Marrakech and takes him to the site where the caravan will begin its journey across Morocco?
(a) Carlos.
(b) Zohra.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Finley.

9. What does the narrator state as something a camel loves?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The heavenly night.
(c) Her fellow camels.
(d) The grass she chews.

10. On what story of the university apartment building is Arthur's room during his stay in Germany?
(a) The ninth floor.
(b) The eighth floor.
(c) The fourth floor.
(d) The sixth floor.

11. What roles does Hans perform for Arthur during Arthur's time in Germany?
(a) Barista and guide.
(b) Intern and tour guide.
(c) Teaching assistant and escort.
(d) Housekeeper and errand boy.

12. 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) A retina scanner.
(b) A coded padlock.
(c) An electronic key fob.
(d) A fingerprint scanner.

13. At whose suggestion does Arthur attend the writer's retreat in India?
(a) Javier.
(b) Freddy.
(c) Carlos.
(d) Lewis.

14. Arthur's high school German teacher said that "the key to speaking a new language is to be" what "instead of perfect"? (101)
(a) Bold.
(b) Humble.
(c) Slow.
(d) Fearless.

15. How does Arthur feel upon finding out that he has booked himself into a Christian retreat center, rather than the Buddhist one he had imagined?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Deflated.
(c) Excited.
(d) Wary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Zohra's every move?

2. When Arthur's neighbor sees him climb through his apartment window, she is not alarmed since "she knows he is not a thief" and is "clearly just" (108) a what?

3. When Arthur shouts to Lewis "This isn't a birthday!" (108), what does he say it is instead?

4. Whose wedding does Lewis say that he will attend in June in order to read a poem?

5. What does Lewis say is not within human beings to do forever?

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