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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What incorrect term does Arthur use to refer to himself during his introduction to his university students?
(a) Instructor.
(b) Professor.
(c) Docent.
(d) Colonel.

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

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

5. What error is printed on the flap of the latest printing of one of Arthur's previous novels?
(a) The number of awards he has won is wrong.
(b) His age is wrong.
(c) The title of his first novel is wrong.
(d) His ethnicity is wrong.

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

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

8. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Zohra's every move?
(a) Practiced.
(b) Purposeful.
(c) Calculated.
(d) Graceful.

9. Why does Arthur refrain from participating in the retreat manager's attempts at conversation during the ride to the retreat site?
(a) He is depressed.
(b) He cannot understand her very well.
(c) He is too enchanted with the sights and sounds of India.
(d) He cannot hear her.

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

11. How often does Bastian visit Arthur during Arthur's stint teaching in Germany?
(a) Every week.
(b) Every night.
(c) Every month.
(d) Every few nights.

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

13. For how long had Lewis known that he and Clark were splitting up before he told Arthur?
(a) A few months.
(b) A year.
(c) A week.
(d) Ten years.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Zohra tries to get Arthur and Lewis to make a pact with her to give up romance and to take what other action?

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

3. Which of Arthur's friends meets him in Marrakech and takes him to the site where the caravan will begin its journey across Morocco?

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

5. What question does the pastor encourage Arthur to ask himself whenever something during his stay seems to him strange or foolish?

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