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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Arthur begins his first lecture in Germany by quoting which author?
(a) Tolstoy.
(b) Chekhov.
(c) Proust.
(d) Pushkin.

2. When Arthur goes to dinner with Hans and Hans's friends, he blurts out, "You boys don't know anything about" (106) what?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Misery.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Death.

3. Upon seeing Lewis again, Arthur describes him as being as what "as ever"? (163)
(a) Excited.
(b) Gloomy.
(c) Joyous.
(d) Funny.

4. 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) Excited.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Deflated.
(d) Wary.

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

6. 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) Life force.
(b) Electric spark.
(c) Nervous system.
(d) Electric charge.

7. How old is Javier, the man with whom Arthur spends the night in Paris?
(a) 24.
(b) 62.
(c) 36.
(d) 49.

8. Besides Arthur, who else celebrates a birthday during the group's journey across Morocco?
(a) Carlos.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Zohra.
(d) Kevin.

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

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

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

12. When Arthur shouts to Lewis "This isn't a birthday!" (108), what does he say it is instead?
(a) A Truman Capote novel.
(b) A Sherlock Holmes story.
(c) A Raymond Chandler novel.
(d) An Agatha Christie novel.

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

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) Superficial.
(c) Resorty.
(d) Normal.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What incorrect term does Arthur use to refer to himself during his introduction to his university students?

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

4. From whom is the note that is awaiting Arthur's arrival when he gets to the writer's retreat?

5. For how long is Arthur scheduled to teach in Germany?

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