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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city do Arthur and Robert first meet on a beach?
(a) Sunnyvale.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Alameda.
(d) San Francisco.

2. Arthur is described by the narrator as someone who can "sometimes touch another and send the spark of his own" what "into theirs"? (114)
(a) Electric charge.
(b) Nervous system.
(c) Life force.
(d) Electric spark.

3. What is the name of Arthur's hotel in Mexico?
(a) The Monkey House.
(b) The Cherry Tree.
(c) The Eternal Flame.
(d) El Zapateria.

4. For how long has Arthur Less been in New York at the novel's opening?
(a) On month.
(b) Three days.
(c) One week.
(d) Fewer than twenty-four hours.

5. Instead of a key, what does Arthur's university apartment door in Germany require him to use in order for the door to be unlocked?
(a) A coded padlock.
(b) A fingerprint scanner.
(c) A retina scanner.
(d) An electronic key fob.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what holiday in 1987 did Arthur Less meet his one-time rival Carlos?

2. Arthur tells Robert that the effects of Robert's stroke have caused him to sound what?

3. What occasion had served as the final time the members of the Russian River School had assembled together?

4. How does Arthur find out whom the proprietress is meeting for tea on Arthur's final day in Japan?

5. What does the princess next door to the Moroccan riad's pool do in order to express her displeasure with the late-night noise being made by Arthur's party?

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