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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. 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. The narrator describes which character as "the kind of woman who would run an international spy ring" (168)?

3. With what object does Arthur return when he seeks a remedy for Bastian's fever?

4. 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?

5. Rather than considering himself German, what nationality does Bastian call his own?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does Arthur see Lewis and Clark's marriage as an ideal one?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. What characterizes Arthur's approach to teaching?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does the theme of isolation function within the novel and what is the author's message regarding this theme?

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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