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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. While Bastian is contemptuous of art and literature, he follows avidly the events within what arena?
(a) Celebrity gossip.
(b) Sports.
(c) Music.
(d) Politics.

2. What name do Bastian's friends call Arthur behind his back?
(a) Peter Pan.
(b) Old Standby.
(c) Little Lord Fauntleroy.
(d) Strapping Young Buck.

3. What type of creature is Elizabeth, the parson's "special friend" (198) at the writer's retreat site?
(a) A rat.
(b) A mongoose.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A snake.

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

5. To his surprise, the reading at which Arthur performs in Germany is held inside what type of establishment?
(a) A library.
(b) A nightclub.
(c) A lecture hall.
(d) A theater.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Arthur's all-important tax form when he leaves France?

2. For how long is Arthur scheduled to teach in Germany?

3. How does Arthur answer when Finley insults his personality and his writing in one fell swoop?

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

5. What adverb does the narrator use to describe the way in which the camel carries Arthur across the desert?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

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

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 did Arthur comfort his anxious mind in his youth?

10. 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?

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