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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 location in Tahiti is the source of Freddy's desire to go there?

2. How many days away is Arthur's birthday once he arrives in Morocco?

3. What roles does Hans perform for Arthur during Arthur's time in Germany?

4. The narrator describes Javier as smelling of cigarettes and what else?

5. What does Zohra say about the mind that resonates with Arthur completely, due to his regrets about letting Freddy go?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Tahiti symbolize to Arthur and why?

7. How do Javier and Arthur meet in France?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the author's message regarding recognition within the literary world.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of the novel and the author's choice of narrator to relay the narrative. How does the author employ each and how does their juxtaposition help him get across a main message of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's use of humor alongside humanist messages within the novel.

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