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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what country is the first stop on Arthur Less's itinerary?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Spain.
(c) Canada.
(d) Argentina.
2. How long had Arthur and Robert known one another before they went on a road trip to Mexico together?
(a) Three months.
(b) One month.
(c) One year.
(d) Two weeks.
3. Before Arthur's visit to Italy for the prize ceremony, how many times had he previously been to Italy?
(a) Never.
(b) Once.
(c) Twice.
(d) Thrice.
4. What is the name of the science fiction writer's most famous character?
(a) George.
(b) Peabody.
(c) X3000.
(d) Sherman.
5. Which country is the last one on Arthur Less's itinerary?
(a) Japan.
(b) China.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what city does Arthur Less currently live?
2. When Freddy and Arthur are sitting in the bar and are describing one another using one sentence, Freddy describes Arthur using what adjective?
3. Who wins the prize at the award ceremony for which Arthur travels to Italy?
4. How many other poets from the Russian River School are still alive besides Robert?
5. What causes Marian to be unable to attend the festival in Mexico City where she had been scheduled to appear with Arthur?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the reasons for Arthur's exhaustion the first morning he wakes up in Mexico?
2. Why does Arthur automatically lie when he is asked whether he has ever been to Mexico?
3. What is the actual sound being made when Arthur believes the sound of thunder to be interrupting his reveries during the Italian award ceremony?
4. What does Freddy mean when he calls Arthur the bravest person he knows?
5. What is Arthur's literary agent's reaction to Arthur's latest novel?
6. What epiphany does Arthur have about heterosexual men during his search for his lost ring in the produce section?
7. What is the significance of Arthur's habit of not wearing a watch?
8. What are Arthur's feelings about the works of the science fiction writer H. H. H. Mandern?
9. What is the narrator's hypothesis about why Arthur spends nine years with Freddy?
10. Why does the behavior of the Mexico City festival's organizer perplex Arthur?
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