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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. When Arthur shouts to Lewis "This isn't a birthday!" (108), what does he say it is instead?
(a) A Truman Capote novel.
(b) A Raymond Chandler novel.
(c) A Sherlock Holmes story.
(d) An Agatha Christie novel.

2. 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 is too enchanted with the sights and sounds of India.
(c) He cannot understand her very well.
(d) He cannot hear her.

3. What question does the pastor encourage Arthur to ask himself whenever something during his stay seems to him strange or foolish?
(a) Who?
(b) What?
(c) When?
(d) Why?

4. From whom is the note that is awaiting Arthur's arrival when he gets to the writer's retreat?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Freddy.
(c) Zohra.
(d) Carlos.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What error is printed on the flap of the latest printing of one of Arthur's previous novels?

2. What roles does Hans perform for Arthur during Arthur's time in Germany?

3. When Arthur goes to the Musee d'Orsay, what artist does he realize he resembles?

4. What emotion does Arthur feel when he sees that the retreat manager's car has a television in its dashboard?

5. What does Lewis say is not within human beings to do forever?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason is given for Arthur's decision not to stay longer in Paris by accepting another flight delay or by staying with Javier?

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

3. What is the subject of Arthur's fever dream in Paris when he is there with Freddy?

4. What reasons does the narrator give for agreeing with Zohra's prounouncement that the witnessing of the Moroccan sunset is no time for talking?

5. What does Tahiti symbolize to Arthur and why?

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

7. In what ways does Arthur see Lewis and Clark's marriage as an ideal one?

8. What is the focus of Rupali's warning to Arthur regarding his stay at the Indian retreat?

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

10. What is the difference between Arthur's expectations of the Indian writer's retreat that Carlos had recommended to him and the reality of the situation once he arrives?

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