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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion does Arthur feel when he sees that the retreat manager's car has a television in its dashboard?
(a) Wonder.
(b) Despair.
(c) Awe.
(d) Alarm.

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

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

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

5. How many camels are present within the caravan led by Mohammed?
(a) Nine.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Eleven.

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

7. After Arthur asks students not registered in the Global Linguistics and Literature department to leave the class, how many students are left?
(a) 10.
(b) 50.
(c) 80.
(d) 30.

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

9. Who places his hand on Arthur's back during the funeral for Arthur's mother?
(a) Finley.
(b) Freddy.
(c) Robert.
(d) Carlos.

10. With whom does Arthur spend the night after he has dinner with Hans and Hans's friends in Germany?
(a) Bastian.
(b) Augustus.
(c) Ulrich.
(d) Hans.

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

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

13. The writer's retreat attended by Arthur in India is on a hill above which sea?
(a) The Dead Sea.
(b) The Caspian Sea.
(c) The Arabian Sea.
(d) The Black Sea.

14. When Arthur goes to the Musee d'Orsay, what artist does he realize he resembles?
(a) Klimt.
(b) Van Gogh.
(c) Dali.
(d) Warhol.

15. What task does Arthur plan to complete during his stay at the writer's retreat?
(a) Rewriting his novel.
(b) Painting a self-portrait.
(c) Writing a book of poetry.
(d) Starting a new novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Arthur's all-important tax form when he leaves France?

2. A group of people of what nationality barge their way past everyone else in the immigration line upon Arthur's arrival in Marrakech?

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

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

5. 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?

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