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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. After Arthur asks students not registered in the Global Linguistics and Literature department to leave the class, how many students are left?
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. What object is given to Arthur at the prize ceremony in Italy?
4. Rather than considering himself German, what nationality does Bastian call his own?
5. What type of creature is Elizabeth, the parson's "special friend" (198) at the writer's retreat site?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Javier and Arthur meet in France?
2. 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?
3. What is the significance of Arthur noticing the camel boys sitting with their arms around one another in Morocco?
4. What does the narrator reveal about Zohra's past?
5. What is the symbolism of Ait Ben Haddou in Morocco?
6. 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?
7. What does Tahiti symbolize to Arthur and why?
8. How did Arthur comfort his anxious mind in his youth?
9. What characterizes Arthur's approach to teaching?
10. How do Freddy and Arthur differ in their approaches to travel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trace the characterization arc of Arthur’s character throughout the novel. Discuss whether he is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 2
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Andrew Sean Greer's novel Less. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's use of humor alongside humanist messages within the novel.
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