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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which famous science fiction writer has Arthur Less come to interview in New York City?
2. Though the narrator says that all Arthur Less has "managed to grow is a gentle sense of himself, akin to the transparent carapace of a soft-shelled crab" (6), what event is stated to still have the ability to hurt him?
3. What is the title of Arthur Less's newest book that he has just submitted to a publisher before the opening of the novel?
4. What color is the flesh of the beaked parrot-fish Arthur sees in the Mexican market?
5. In what decade of life had Arthur Less been when his work was first published?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is ironic about Arthur's acceptance of the offer to teach a course in Germany?
2. What is the relationship between Freddy and Carlos?
3. What does Arthur eventually decide about avoiding heartbreak?
4. Why does Arthur automatically lie when he is asked whether he has ever been to Mexico?
5. What are Arthur's feelings about the works of the science fiction writer H. H. H. Mandern?
6. What is the nature of the current relationship between Arthur and Robert?
7. What is the narrator's hypothesis about why Arthur spends nine years with Freddy?
8. What epiphany does Arthur have about heterosexual men during his search for his lost ring in the produce section?
9. What is Arthur's literary agent's reaction to Arthur's latest novel?
10. What is the actual sound being made when Arthur believes the sound of thunder to be interrupting his reveries during the Italian award ceremony?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's choice of a narrator who is omniscient, yet who is also a real character within the narrative.
Essay Topic 2
Explicate the theme of innocence within the novel, particularly in relation to the novel's protagonist. What is the author's message regarding innocence and how do you know?
Essay Topic 3
How is the topic of aging treated within the novel? Create a claim stating the author’s message regarding the process of aging.
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