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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 roles does Hans perform for Arthur during Arthur's time in Germany?
(a) Barista and guide.
(b) Intern and tour guide.
(c) Teaching assistant and escort.
(d) Housekeeper and errand boy.

2. The narrator describes the two camel boys' affection for one another as resembling the love between which two fictional characters?
(a) Holden and Phoebe Caulfield.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.
(d) The Hardy Boys.

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

4. What incarnation of facial hair does Arthur begin to grow in Germany?
(a) Sideburns.
(b) A thin mustache.
(c) A beard.
(d) A handlebar mustache.

5. With what object does Arthur return when he seeks a remedy for Bastian's fever?
(a) A dark liquid in a bottle.
(b) A jar of tea.
(c) A syringe in a bottle.
(d) Powder in a folded packet.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Finley announces the reason that Arthur's work is not included in the gay literary canon, what does he state as the reason?

2. Which location in Tahiti is the source of Freddy's desire to go there?

3. When Arthur shouts to Lewis "This isn't a birthday!" (108), what does he say it is instead?

4. The writer's retreat attended by Arthur in India is on a hill above which sea?

5. How old is Javier, the man with whom Arthur spends the night in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What characterizes Arthur's approach to teaching?

4. What reason does Arthur have for not describing his books until after they are published?

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

6. 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?

7. How do Javier and Arthur meet in France?

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

9. 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?

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

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