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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. When Arthur goes to the Musee d'Orsay, what artist does he realize he resembles?
(a) Van Gogh.
(b) Klimt.
(c) Dali.
(d) Warhol.

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

3. When Robert says that poetry "kills you now" (106), what does he say that poetry is later?
(a) Trash.
(b) Food.
(c) Immortality.
(d) Medicine.

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

5. What roles does Hans perform for Arthur during Arthur's time in Germany?
(a) Intern and tour guide.
(b) Barista and guide.
(c) Housekeeper and errand boy.
(d) Teaching assistant and escort.

Short Answer Questions

1. A group of people of what nationality barge their way past everyone else in the immigration line upon Arthur's arrival in Marrakech?

2. Why does Arthur refrain from participating in the retreat manager's attempts at conversation during the ride to the retreat site?

3. What type of creature is Elizabeth, the parson's "special friend" (198) at the writer's retreat site?

4. What emotion does Arthur feel when he sees that the retreat manager's car has a television in its dashboard?

5. When Finley announces the reason that Arthur's work is not included in the gay literary canon, what does he state as the reason?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comments does Zohra make about the subject of Arthur's last completed book when he finally tells her its plot?

2. What does the narrator reveal about Zohra's past?

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

4. In what ways does Arthur see Lewis and Clark's marriage as an ideal one?

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

6. What characterizes Arthur's approach to teaching?

7. 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.

8. What reasons does the narrator give for agreeing with Zohra's prounouncement that the witnessing of the Moroccan sunset is no time for talking?

9. What is the focus of Rupali's warning to Arthur regarding his stay at the Indian retreat?

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

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