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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the festival organizer name as the reason he throws the festival in Mexico?
(a) No taxes.
(b) Beautiful women.
(c) Cheap drugs.
(d) Great weather.

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

4. What job does Peter Hunt perform for Arthur Less?
(a) Peter Hunt is Arthur Less's hairstylist.
(b) Peter Hunt is the head of Arthur Less's main publisher.
(c) Peter Hunt is Arthur Less's literary agent.
(d) Peter Hunt is Arthur Less's accountant.

5. The narrator describes the octopuses at the market as being "coiled into" (55) what objects?
(a) Ampersands.
(b) Curlicues.
(c) Pyramids.
(d) Piles.

6. Biologically, how is Freddy related to Carlos?
(a) Freddy is Carlos's great-nephew.
(b) Freddy is Carlos's nephew.
(c) Freddy is Carlos's brother.
(d) Freddy is Carlos's son.

7. Which country is the last one on Arthur Less's itinerary?
(a) Japan.
(b) Italy.
(c) China.
(d) France.

8. Where did Robert's ring lost at the produce store end up being found?
(a) In the produce bag.
(b) In Arthur's pocket.
(c) On the floor of the store.
(d) Among the mushrooms in the bin.

9. What occasion had served as the final time the members of the Russian River School had assembled together?
(a) Robert's winning of the Pulitzer Prize.
(b) Stella's death.
(c) Marian's stroke.
(d) Arthur's winning of the Wilde and Stein Award.

10. Who wins the prize at the award ceremony for which Arthur travels to Italy?
(a) Finley.
(b) Robert.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Marian.

11. Though the narrator says that all Arthur Less has "managed to grow is a gentle sense of himself, akin to the transparent carapace of a soft-shelled crab" (6), what event is stated to still have the ability to hurt him?
(a) Heartbreak.
(b) A mediocre review.
(c) A rejection by a publisher.
(d) A careless slight.

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

13. On what day of the Mexican festival is Arthur scheduled to speak?
(a) Day Three.
(b) Day Five.
(c) Day One.
(d) Day Two.

14. Before Arthur's visit to Italy for the prize ceremony, how many times had he previously been to Italy?
(a) Twice.
(b) Thrice.
(c) Never.
(d) Once.

15. What drug did Arthur and Robert take together during their trip to Mexico?
(a) LSD.
(b) Ecstasy.
(c) Peyote.
(d) Mescaline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT on the list of expenses that Arthur Less cannot afford to pay for during his trip around the world?

2. What lie does Arthur tell to his escort upon his arrival in Mexico?

3. When Arthur receives a wedding invitation from Freddy a few months after they stop seeing one another, to whom is Freddy engaged?

4. In what town did Arthur and Robert stay when they went to Mexico together?

5. In what month does the novel open?

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