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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often do Robert and Arthur still speak?
(a) Once a day.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Once a season.

2. What is Freddy's legal first name?
(a) Frederick.
(b) Frederich.
(c) Freddy.
(d) Federico.

3. To what Italian city does Arthur travel to attend a prize ceremony?
(a) Turin.
(b) Florence.
(c) Pisa.
(d) Rome.

4. For whom is the stadium in Parque Mexico named?
(a) Cesar Chavez.
(b) Englebert Humperdink.
(c) Oscar Zeta Acosta.
(d) Charles Lindbergh.

5. The narrator describes the ride home from the tour of Mexico City as "half as charming" (61) as the ride there, due to being what?
(a) Ten times slower.
(b) Twice as smelly.
(c) Ten times hotter.
(d) Filled with twice as many people.

6. What food does the guide in Mexico City name as being at the center of Mexican cuisine?
(a) Chilis.
(b) Tortillas.
(c) Beans.
(d) Pork.

7. When Freddy and Arthur are sitting in the bar and are describing one another using one sentence, Freddy describes Arthur using what adjective?
(a) Brave.
(b) Angry.
(c) Scared.
(d) Passive-aggressive.

8. What career did Freddy inhabit after he graduated from college?
(a) Agricultural liaison.
(b) High school English teacher.
(c) Biologist.
(d) Cultural attache.

9. What crucial question did Arthur realize he had never asked Robert during their trip to Mexico?
(a) Where is your wife?
(b) Do you love me?
(c) Why me?
(d) What are your intentions?

10. For how many years did the relationship between Arthur Less and Freddy last?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

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

12. The narrator says, "No one could rival Arthur Less for his ability to exit a room while" (37) performing what action?
(a) Appearing to be coming right back.
(b) Avoiding notice.
(c) Remaining inside the room.
(d) Leaving everyone in the room laughing.

13. During their first meeting on the beach, what does Marian advise Arthur to do with his youth?
(a) Bury it.
(b) Embrace it.
(c) Waste it.
(d) Regret it.

14. Arthur's tour of Mexico City starts with a ride on what type of transportation?
(a) Pedicab.
(b) Subway.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Seaplane.

15. What language does Arthur mention to his literary escort that he had studied in high school, referring to his choice as a big mistake?
(a) French.
(b) Latin.
(c) Spanish.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who painted the nude portrait of Arthur when he was a young man?

2. Before Arthur's visit to Italy for the prize ceremony, how many times had he previously been to Italy?

3. The one step on Arthur's itinerary that qualifies as an act of self-indulgence is his sojourn across what country?

4. What reason is given for Arthur's lack of a watch in the novel's opening scene?

5. For how long was Arthur romantically involved with the professor, Howard?

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