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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. What natural event occurs that traps the group inside the Bedouin encampment?
(a) A heat wave.
(b) A flash flood.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A sandstorm.

2. What is the name of Zohra's former lover, whose place on the trip Arthur took when she and Zohra broke up?
(a) Katie.
(b) Julie.
(c) Janet.
(d) Susan.

3. Which location in Tahiti is the source of Freddy's desire to go there?
(a) The Water Gardens of Vaipahi.
(b) Gauguin's house.
(c) Paofai Gardens.
(d) Fautaua Waterfall.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator state as something a camel loves?

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 anniversary are Lewis and Clark celebrating separately while Lewis is in Morocco?

4. On what story of the university apartment building is Arthur's room during his stay in Germany?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Arthur react when he came back to his Paris hotel to find Freddy had arrived?

2. How did Arthur comfort his anxious mind in his youth?

3. What is the significance of Arthur noticing the camel boys sitting with their arms around one another in Morocco?

4. What is ironic about the one thing Arthur says in perfect German during his stay in Germany?

5. How does the author use the narrator's discussion of camels in order to shape the reader's understanding of how Arthur's "single indulgence" (13) on the trip will likely turn out?

6. Explain the significance of the narrator's statements about the ages of 10, 20, 30, and 40, at the moment Arthur finds himself locked out of the German university apartment.

7. What does Finley announce to Arthur as the reason that Arthur's work is not included in the gay literary canon?

8. How do Javier and Arthur meet in France?

9. How do Freddy and Arthur differ in their approaches to travel?

10. Discuss the significance of Arthur's reflection that he has always alternated between "the city of youth" and "the country of age" (112).

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