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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of his body does Arthur fracture as he is running after the dog who steals his blue suit in India?
(a) His arm.
(b) His ankle.
(c) His finger.
(d) His nose.

2. What does the princess next door to the Moroccan riad's pool do in order to express her displeasure with the late-night noise being made by Arthur's party?
(a) She clicks her tongue.
(b) She claps three times.
(c) She throws rocks into the pool.
(d) She snaps her fingers.

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

4. In what German city is the university at which Arthur teaches for a time?
(a) Munich.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Hamburg.
(d) Frankfurt.

5. The narrator describes Javier as smelling of cigarettes and what else?
(a) Vanilla.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Car exhaust.
(d) Garlic.

6. What adverb does the narrator use to describe the way in which the camel carries Arthur across the desert?
(a) Pointlessly.
(b) Nobly.
(c) Clumsily.
(d) Sullenly.

7. Which location in Tahiti is the source of Freddy's desire to go there?
(a) Gauguin's house.
(b) The Water Gardens of Vaipahi.
(c) Fautaua Waterfall.
(d) Paofai Gardens.

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

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

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

11. 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?

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

13. Arthur sarcastically thanks life when he sees a book by what author by his bed in the Bedouin encampment?
(a) Deepak Chopra.
(b) D.H. Lawrence.
(c) Finley Dwyer.
(d) Robert Brownburn.

14. When Freddy expresses to Arthur that he has always wanted to visit Tahiti, Arthur rejects the idea on the grounds that Tahiti seems too what?
(a) Touristy.
(b) Normal.
(c) Resorty.
(d) Superficial.

15. What does Zohra say about the mind that resonates with Arthur completely, due to his regrets about letting Freddy go?
(a) The mind cannot be trusted.
(b) The mind is the enemy of love.
(c) The mind is incapable of seeing the bigger picture.
(d) The mind is incompatible with the heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Arthur asks students not registered in the Global Linguistics and Literature department to leave the class, how many students are left?

2. How many camels are present within the caravan led by Mohammed?

3. The narrator describes which character as "the kind of woman who would run an international spy ring" (168)?

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

5. What roles does Hans perform for Arthur during Arthur's time in Germany?

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