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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. Which anniversary are Lewis and Clark celebrating separately while Lewis is in Morocco?
(a) Their 20th.
(b) Their 27th.
(c) Their 15th.
(d) Their 12th.

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

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

4. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Zohra's every move?
(a) Calculated.
(b) Practiced.
(c) Purposeful.
(d) Graceful.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. A group of people of what nationality barge their way past everyone else in the immigration line upon Arthur's arrival in Marrakech?

4. At whose suggestion does Arthur attend the writer's retreat in India?

5. What is the name of Zohra's former lover, whose place on the trip Arthur took when she and Zohra broke up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Freddy and Arthur differ in their approaches to travel?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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

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

8. How do Javier and Arthur meet in France?

9. 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.

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

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