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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. Besides long, which adjective is used by the narrator to describe Arthur Less's nose?
(a) Beakish.
(b) Patrician.
(c) Narrow.
(d) Sensible.

2. Arthur's tour of Mexico City starts with a ride on what type of transportation?
(a) Subway.
(b) Seaplane.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Pedicab.

3. With what objects does Arthur always travel that he thinks of as his portable gym?
(a) Barbells.
(b) Jump ropes.
(c) Bricks.
(d) Rubber bands.

4. In what decade of life had Arthur Less been when his work was first published?
(a) His twenties.
(b) His forties.
(c) His thirties.
(d) His teens.

5. During their first meeting on the beach, what does Marian advise Arthur to do with his youth?
(a) Regret it.
(b) Waste it.
(c) Bury it.
(d) Embrace it.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Freddy and Arthur are sitting in the bar and are describing one another using one sentence, Freddy describes Arthur using what adjective?

2. The narrator describes the ride home from the tour of Mexico City as "half as charming" (61) as the ride there, due to being what?

3. What crucial question did Arthur realize he had never asked Robert during their trip to Mexico?

4. In what country is the first stop on Arthur Less's itinerary?

5. Where did Robert's ring lost at the produce store end up being found?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Arthur hope will happen as a result of leaving America?

2. Why does Arthur automatically lie when he is asked whether he has ever been to Mexico?

3. What epiphany does Arthur have about heterosexual men during his search for his lost ring in the produce section?

4. What does Arthur eventually decide about avoiding heartbreak?

5. What are Arthur's feelings about the works of the science fiction writer H. H. H. Mandern?

6. What is ironic about Marian's last words to Arthur before he dives into the ocean during their first meeting?

7. For what purpose does Arthur accept all of the literary invitations he has received?

8. What is the actual sound being made when Arthur believes the sound of thunder to be interrupting his reveries during the Italian award ceremony?

9. How do Arthur and Robert meet?

10. What is Arthur's reaction to Carlos's suggestion that he needs to "get an edge" (6) in order to decrease his level of vulnerability?

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