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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Less At Last.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT on the list of expenses that Arthur Less cannot afford to pay for during his trip around the world?
(a) Clothing purchases.
(b) Nights out on the town.
(c) Medical emergency.
(d) Cab fare.

2. What incarnation of facial hair does Arthur begin to grow in Germany?
(a) Sideburns.
(b) A handlebar mustache.
(c) A beard.
(d) A thin mustache.

3. How long had Arthur and Robert known one another before they went on a road trip to Mexico together?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One month.
(c) Three months.
(d) One year.

4. The last restaurant in the series of three is located outside of Kyoto in what type of location?
(a) By the sea.
(b) Next to a lake.
(c) Next to railroad tracks.
(d) On a mountainside.

5. How many days away is Arthur's birthday once he arrives in Morocco?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what material is Arthur's cottage at the writer's retreat crafted?

2. What topic is NOT on the list of questions Arthur Less is forbidden to ask the science fiction writer during the interview?

3. Arthur is described by the narrator as someone who can "sometimes touch another and send the spark of his own" what "into theirs"? (114)

4. In what decade of life had Arthur Less been when his work was first published?

5. While Arthur had assumed that Mexico City would be like Phoenix on a smoggy day, what city does he say it is actually like once he sees it?

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