Ask the Dust Test | Final Test - Easy

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Ask the Dust Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Arturo calls Camilla a cheap imitation of:
(a) A woman
(b) A Mexican
(c) An American
(d) A friend

2. When Vera appears in Arturo's room for the first time, he momentarily wants to:
(a) Beat her
(b) Hug her
(c) Kick her out
(d) Laugh

3. What is Vera's primary problem?
(a) She is unpleasant looking
(b) She is lonely
(c) She has sexual problems
(d) She is overly confident

4. Arturo feels his novel will serve to:
(a) Make him rich and famous
(b) Mend things with his mother
(c) Satisfy his wanderlust
(d) Give his writing to the world

5. One indication that everything has changed for Arturo is:
(a) He has decided to live on the beach
(b) He has to take a different room at the Alta Loma
(c) He has gotten rid of the marijuana
(d) Camilla is gone again

6. How does Arturo escape from Vera at the bar?
(a) He sneaks out from the men's room to a back alley
(b) He pretends to be sick
(c) He loses himself in a pinball game
(d) He joins a group of friends and leaves

7. Arturo's responds to Vera's disfigured skin by:
(a) Advising her to get surgery
(b) Offering her another drink
(c) Leaving the room
(d) Telling her she is still lovely

8. Why does Arturo tell wild stories of his great heroism after the earthquake?
(a) To impress people with his religious faith
(b) To create humor in a bad situation
(c) To soothe his deep fear of earthquakes
(d) To get some attention from those who were not there

9. What has changed for Arturo emotionally in this chapter?
(a) His desire and passion for Camilla has overtaken him
(b) Rejection no longer disturbs him
(c) He is no longer afraid to take chances
(d) He finds what he is looking for

10. What does Vera initially want from Arturo?
(a) She wants him to join her at the Columbia
(b) She wants him to buy her a drink
(c) She wants him to leave Camilla
(d) She wants him to go drinking with her

11. Camilla is institutionalized in:
(a) State prison
(b) A mental hospital
(c) An addiction clinic
(d) A tuberculosis ward

12. What refreshment does Vera bring to Arturo?
(a) Warm milk
(b) Water
(c) Soda
(d) Gin

13. What does Arturo take from Camilla's car?
(a) Her waitress's apron
(b) Her hat
(c) Her driver's license
(d) Her wet clothes

14. What is it about Vera that lingers in the room?
(a) Her sadness
(b) Her sense of hope
(c) Her scent
(d) Her negativity

15. Why does Arturo leave Camilla to return to Los Angeles?
(a) To pick up his mail
(b) To see if she can make it alone
(c) To buy new furnishings
(d) To check out of his hotel room

Short Answer Questions

1. The priest Arturo sees has an objection to the passage in Arturo's story dealing with:

2. Camilla's apartment is:

3. When Sammy goes to see Camilla, he realizes:

4. What seems to dampen Arturo's newly refreshed religious faith?

5. What does Arturo think about the sailors?

(see the answer keys)

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