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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. From whom is the note that is awaiting Arthur's arrival when he gets to the writer's retreat?
(a) Carlos.
(b) Zohra.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Freddy.

2. 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 claps three times.
(b) She clicks her tongue.
(c) She throws rocks into the pool.
(d) She snaps her fingers.

3. Which of Arthur's friends meets him in Marrakech and takes him to the site where the caravan will begin its journey across Morocco?
(a) Zohra.
(b) Finley.
(c) Carlos.
(d) Lewis.

4. Of what material is Arthur's cottage at the writer's retreat crafted?
(a) Wood.
(b) Metal.
(c) Brick.
(d) Seagrass.

5. What roles does Hans perform for Arthur during Arthur's time in Germany?
(a) Housekeeper and errand boy.
(b) Barista and guide.
(c) Intern and tour guide.
(d) Teaching assistant and escort.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Arthur is described by the narrator as someone who can "sometimes touch another and send the spark of his own" what "into theirs"? (114)

3. When Robert says that poetry "kills you now" (106), what does he say that poetry is later?

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

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

2. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What are Arthur's duties during his time in Germany?

9. How do Javier and Arthur meet in France?

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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