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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Javier, the man with whom Arthur spends the night in Paris?
(a) 49.
(b) 36.
(c) 62.
(d) 24.

2. Which location in Tahiti is the source of Freddy's desire to go there?
(a) The Water Gardens of Vaipahi.
(b) Gauguin's house.
(c) Paofai Gardens.
(d) Fautaua Waterfall.

3. When Arthur's neighbor sees him climb through his apartment window, she is not alarmed since "she knows he is not a thief" and is "clearly just" (108) a what?
(a) An oaf.
(b) An American.
(c) A fool.
(d) A Bavarian.

4. How many students initially show up to Arthur's first class session at Liberated University in Germany?
(a) 130.
(b) 80.
(c) 30.
(d) 250.

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) An electronic key fob.
(c) A retina scanner.
(d) A fingerprint scanner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator state as something a camel loves?

2. What does Lewis say is not within human beings to do forever?

3. While Bastian is contemptuous of art and literature, he follows avidly the events within what arena?

4. What happens to Arthur's all-important tax form when he leaves France?

5. What task does Arthur plan to complete during his stay at the writer's retreat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Finley announce to Arthur as the reason that Arthur's work is not included in the gay literary canon?

2. Explain the significance of the narrator's statements about the ages of 10, 20, 30, and 40, at the moment Arthur finds himself locked out of the German university apartment.

3. What is the significance of Arthur noticing the camel boys sitting with their arms around one another in Morocco?

4. What is the symbolism of Ait Ben Haddou in Morocco?

5. How do Arthur's students, as a whole, respond to his teaching methods?

6. What does Tahiti symbolize to Arthur and why?

7. How did Arthur comfort his anxious mind in his youth?

8. How does the author use the narrator's discussion of camels in order to shape the reader's understanding of how Arthur's "single indulgence" (13) on the trip will likely turn out?

9. What reason is given for Arthur's decision not to stay longer in Paris by accepting another flight delay or by staying with Javier?

10. Discuss the significance of Arthur's reflection that he has always alternated between "the city of youth" and "the country of age" (112).

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