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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. Besides Arthur, who else celebrates a birthday during the group's journey across Morocco?
(a) Carlos.
(b) Kevin.
(c) Zohra.
(d) Lewis.

2. When Arthur's neighbor sees him climb through his apartment window, she is not alarmed since "she knows he is not a thief" and is "clearly just" (108) a what?
(a) An American.
(b) An oaf.
(c) A fool.
(d) A Bavarian.

3. A group of people of what nationality barge their way past everyone else in the immigration line upon Arthur's arrival in Marrakech?
(a) French.
(b) Italian.
(c) Japanese.
(d) South African.

4. What does the princess next door to the Moroccan riad's pool do in order to express her displeasure with the late-night noise being made by Arthur's party?
(a) She clicks her tongue.
(b) She claps three times.
(c) She throws rocks into the pool.
(d) She snaps her fingers.

5. Where does the Parisian party at which Finley attacks Arthur's work take place?
(a) On the rue du Bac.
(b) On the rue Bonaparte.
(c) On the avenue Montaigne.
(d) On the rue des Rosiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does the pastor encourage Arthur to ask himself whenever something during his stay seems to him strange or foolish?

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

3. When Bastian refuses to take medicine for his fever and Arthur puts on Bastian's favorite television show so that Bastian can play a drinking game with his medicine, what action on the show does Arthur tell Bastian he has to drink to each time he sees it occur on the show?

4. What task does Arthur plan to complete during his stay at the writer's retreat?

5. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Zohra's every move?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the narrator reveal about Zohra's past?

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

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

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

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

10. How do Javier and Arthur meet in France?

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