View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object is given to Arthur at the prize ceremony in Italy?
(a) A golden statuette.
(b) A book of poetry.
(c) A watch.
(d) A trip to New York City.

2. Rather than considering himself German, what nationality does Bastian call his own?
(a) Italian.
(b) Swiss.
(c) American.
(d) Bavarian.

3. Why does Arthur refrain from participating in the retreat manager's attempts at conversation during the ride to the retreat site?
(a) He cannot hear her.
(b) He cannot understand her very well.
(c) He is too enchanted with the sights and sounds of India.
(d) He is depressed.

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

5. When Robert says that poetry "kills you now" (106), what does he say that poetry is later?
(a) Food.
(b) Immortality.
(c) Trash.
(d) Medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Arthur asks students not registered in the Global Linguistics and Literature department to leave the class, how many students are left?

2. What name do Bastian's friends call Arthur behind his back?

3. The narrator describes the Bedouin encampment as a what?

4. The narrator describes Javier as smelling of cigarettes and what else?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Tahiti symbolize to Arthur and why?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 969 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample