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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Arturo sees the elderly man the next morning outside the bar:
(a) He gives him a copy of The Little Dog laughed for Camilla
(b) He leaves a message for Camilla
(c) He gives him a copy of The Little Dog laughed for Sammy
(d) He asks what time the bar opens

2. The Alta Loma Hotel is in L.A's:
(a) Bunker Hill District
(b) Black Belt district
(c) Long Beach area
(d) Laguna Beach district

3. Arturo's only job is:
(a) Working for his landlady
(b) Policing the streets
(c) Testing local coffee
(d) Writing

4. As a child, Arturo responded to racial slurs by:
(a) Learning how to give them back
(b) Withdrawing into books
(c) Taking on a tough facade
(d) Joining a gang

5. Hellfrick diverts the milkman's attention by:
(a) Holding him up
(b) Discussing his victories as a war hero
(c) Bringing him in and offering him gin
(d) Lecturing him on communism

6. The hotel guest who was interested in Filipinos:
(a) Enjoyed Artro's story
(b) Finally found one
(c) Discriminated against Italians
(d) Was a fan of Mexicans

7. J. C. Hackmuth surprises Arturo by:
(a) Rejecting his latest writing
(b) Sending him money for no reason
(c) Contacting his mother
(d) Publishing his thirty page letter

8. The dynamic between Arturo and Camilla consists of:
(a) Angry exchanges and shouting
(b) Racial slurs and apologies
(c) Aloofness and attentiveness
(d) Unfettered love

9. The milk Arturo steals turns out to be:
(a) Sour
(b) Buttermilk
(c) Fresh
(d) Cream

10. Arturo's only purchase at the restaurant has been:
(a) Coffee
(b) Tea
(c) Bourbon
(d) Milk

11. In Arturo's note he wants Camilla to understand that:
(a) Not every customer is a bum
(b) Most customers are hungrier than him
(c) He is not a drinker
(d) Her other customers are bums

12. Arturo expects the milk truck to arrive at:
(a) Four o'clock in the morning
(b) Four o'clock in the afternoon
(c) Seven o'clock in the morning
(d) Whenever Hellfrick notifies him

13. Waiting for the milkman's arrival, Arturo passes the time by:
(a) Writing a long letter to his mother
(b) Writing a 30-page letter to his editor
(c) Writing essays on prostitutes
(d) Sleeping

14. Arturo thinks that he cannot be part of California's:
(a) Industries
(b) Carelessness
(c) Culture
(d) Snobbery

15. Arturo considers these people to be worshiping in the church of:
(a) The deluded
(b) Pagans and demons
(c) The great I am
(d) Some other god

Short Answer Questions

1. His departure from the prostitute's room leaves Arturo feeling:

2. Mrs. Hargraves will not allow guests who are:

3. Arturo inscribes his story to Mrs. Hargraves:

4. Arturo thinks he might have gone to see a friend that night, who:

5. Arturo makes his statement about the coffee this time by:

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