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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. How does Arthur feel upon finding out that he has booked himself into a Christian retreat center, rather than the Buddhist one he had imagined?
(a) Excited.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Deflated.
(d) Wary.

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

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

4. For how long is Arthur scheduled to teach in Germany?
(a) Eight weeks.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Five weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who places his hand on Arthur's back during the funeral for Arthur's mother?

4. What natural event occurs that traps the group inside the Bedouin encampment?

5. When Arthur goes to dinner with Hans and Hans's friends, he blurts out, "You boys don't know anything about" (106) what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. How do Arthur's students, as a whole, respond to his teaching methods?

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

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

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

8. What characterizes Arthur's approach to teaching?

9. What is the symbolism of Ait Ben Haddou in Morocco?

10. What comments does Zohra make about the subject of Arthur's last completed book when he finally tells her its plot?

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