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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 is the guilt and shame that Arturo feels about having been with Vera?
(a) He is sorry that he thought of Camilla the entire time
(b) He feels he has violated Vera's innocence
(c) He feels he has committed the mortal sin of adultery
(d) He feels he has taken advantage of Vera's loneliness

2. Arturo decides to be nicer to Sammy because he realizes:
(a) Sammy has been nice to him
(b) He will miss Sammy when he's gone
(c) He and Sammy have been friends a long time
(d) Living is hard enough

3. After sending his telegram, Arturo tries to:
(a) Retrieve it before it is delivered
(b) Discuss it with Mr. Hellfrick
(c) Contact Camilla by telephone
(d) Sit down and write a new novel

4. Seeing Camilla's apartment after the earthquake, Arturo:
(a) Assumes she has died
(b) Goes in and tries to find Vera
(c) Wails with regret
(d) Calls the firemen to the building

5. When Arturo returns to Camilla's with a nightgown and reading material:
(a) Unlocks the door and goes back to bed
(b) Accepts the gifts and locks him out
(c) Invites him in seductively
(d) Shrieks and alarms her neighbors

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose poetry does Vera quote to Arturo?

2. After some champagne, Arturo's attitude toward the prostitutes is that:

3. When Arturo feels like "Bandini" with Camilla, he:

4. What does Vera offer to do for Arturo when they become intimate?

5. Finally admitting she is in love with Sammy, Camilla asks Arturo to:

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Arturo's response to his sexual success with Vera.

2. What purpose does Willie fill in Camilla's life?

3. Why is Arturo no longer feeling particularly threatened by Sammy?

4. Why does Arturo swear off the Catholic church in this chapter?

5. Arturo is feeling fairly good until Camilla shows up. What emotions does Camilla bring out in Arturo?

6. Why does Arturo try to retrieve his telegram before it is delivered to Camilla?

7. What is the symbolism of milk in this chapter?

8. Why does Arturo send the escaped Camilla money, after all of her unkindness toward him?

9. What is it that draws Camilla to the abusive Sammy?

10. Why does Arturo return to the Alta Loma hotel after Camilla disappears?

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