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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Arthur and his friends do as Happy is mated?
(a) Take digital photos.
(b) Talk on their cell phones.
(c) Shoot video.
(d) Drink beer.

2. In what season does the book take place?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

3. What name do two bookstore employees call Art?
(a) A queer.
(b) A homo.
(c) A perv.
(d) A fag.

4. What religious affiliation does Art have?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Methodist.
(d) Baptist.

5. At what hotel does Joe stay when he is in Pittsburgh?
(a) Duquesne Hotel.
(b) The Four Seasons.
(c) The Ritz.
(d) The James Hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Art work during the day?

2. With what had Mrs. Bellwether once beat the collie on the head?

3. What game do Art and Phlox play at the bar?

4. To whose summer house do Art, Arthur and Cleveland go for a break from Pittsburgh?

5. Who is Art's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Art's perspective on his education and his upcoming summer?

2. Why does Art agree to have a beer with Arthur?

3. How does the author use foreshadowing for the character of Cleveland and his effect on Art's life?

4. Why are Cleveland's antics a source of possible problems for Art?

5. Why does Art search for his picture of Godzilla's egg before leaving his apartment for the day?

6. What fantasy does Art employ when he is about to make love to Phlox for the first time?

7. How does the author show Phlox's opinion of Arthur's sexuality?

8. What are some of the phases that Phlox goes through in her life?

9. Why is Phlox's fanciful personality so appealing to Art?

10. What happens when the Bellwethers return home early?

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