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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom is the note that is awaiting Arthur's arrival when he gets to the writer's retreat?
(a) Carlos.
(b) Freddy.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Zohra.

2. How does Arthur answer when Finley insults his personality and his writing in one fell swoop?
(a) I loved your last book.
(b) Shut up.
(c) Go to hell.
(d) Thank you.

3. When Finley announces the reason that Arthur's work is not included in the gay literary canon, what does he state as the reason?
(a) Arthur is bisexual.
(b) Arthur is a bad writer.
(c) Arthur is a bad gay.
(d) Arthur is a white male.

4. What does the narrator state as something a camel loves?
(a) The heavenly night.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The grass she chews.
(d) Her fellow camels.

5. Rather than considering himself German, what nationality does Bastian call his own?
(a) American.
(b) Swiss.
(c) Bavarian.
(d) Italian.

6. Why does Arthur refrain from participating in the retreat manager's attempts at conversation during the ride to the retreat site?
(a) He is too enchanted with the sights and sounds of India.
(b) He is depressed.
(c) He cannot understand her very well.
(d) He cannot hear her.

7. To his surprise, the reading at which Arthur performs in Germany is held inside what type of establishment?
(a) A nightclub.
(b) A lecture hall.
(c) A theater.
(d) A library.

8. 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?
(a) She claps three times.
(b) She snaps her fingers.
(c) She clicks her tongue.
(d) She throws rocks into the pool.

9. Whose wedding does Lewis say that he will attend in June in order to read a poem?
(a) Carlos's wedding.
(b) Zohra's wedding.
(c) Clark's wedding.
(d) Arthur's wedding.

10. 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 retina scanner.
(b) A coded padlock.
(c) A fingerprint scanner.
(d) An electronic key fob.

11. What does Lewis say is not within human beings to do forever?
(a) To be in a long-distance relationship.
(b) To live in the same city.
(c) To live without heartbreak.
(d) To be tied to one person.

12. On what story of the university apartment building is Arthur's room during his stay in Germany?
(a) The fourth floor.
(b) The ninth floor.
(c) The sixth floor.
(d) The eighth floor.

13. A group of people of what nationality barge their way past everyone else in the immigration line upon Arthur's arrival in Marrakech?
(a) Italian.
(b) Japanese.
(c) French.
(d) South African.

14. In what German city is the university at which Arthur teaches for a time?
(a) Munich.
(b) Frankfurt.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Hamburg.

15. Who places his hand on Arthur's back during the funeral for Arthur's mother?
(a) Freddy.
(b) Robert.
(c) Finley.
(d) Carlos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural event occurs that traps the group inside the Bedouin encampment?

2. Which location in Tahiti is the source of Freddy's desire to go there?

3. What incarnation of facial hair does Arthur begin to grow in Germany?

4. In what state was Arthur's mother's funeral held?

5. At whose suggestion does Arthur attend the writer's retreat in India?

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