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

2. What incorrect term does Arthur use to refer to himself during his introduction to his university students?

3. What adverb does the narrator use to describe the way in which the camel carries Arthur across the desert?

4. When Finley announces the reason that Arthur's work is not included in the gay literary canon, what does he state as the reason?

5. What question does the pastor encourage Arthur to ask himself whenever something during his stay seems to him strange or foolish?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

5. What does Tahiti symbolize to Arthur and why?

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

7. What characterizes Arthur's approach to teaching?

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

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

10. What is ironic about the one thing Arthur says in perfect German during his stay in Germany?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look carefully at the passages within the chapter Less German that describe Arthur's preferred teaching methods and his students' reactions to these methods. What is the author's purpose for discussing at length the nature of Arthur's role as a teacher?

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

What is the author's message regarding commitment within relationships?

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