1: How did Sinclair Lewis respond to winning the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1926 for his novel, Arrowsmith?
a. He published an opus of appreciation in The New York Times.
b. He gave all credit to his literary agent.
c. He refused to accept the award.
d. He vowed never to write again, for fear of being unable to produce better than his masterpiece.
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2: Sinclair Lewis collaborated on the research for Arrowsmith with
a. Dr. Morris Fishbein, a well-respected aquarist.
b. H. L. Mencken, the "Sage of Baltimore."
c. Dorothy Thompson, his wife.
d. Dr. Paul de Kruif, American microbiologist.
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3: Martin Arrowsmith began his medical training at age
a. 14.
b. 18.
c. 21.
d. 37.
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4: Arrowsmith opens with a flashback to
a. the protagonist's early childhood abuse.
b. a laboratory scene at Winnemac University.
c. an episode in the lead character's great-grandmother's life.
d. the West Indies, where a bubonic plague is claiming victims.
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5: What does Doc Vickerson give Martin to help fire the ambition of his young protégé?
a. A stern lecture about the importance of cleanliness in the medical profession
b. A magnifying glass, which represents Martin's spirit of investigation
c. A Petri dish and instructions for preparing a cell culture
d. A promissory note in anticipation of Martin's acceptance into medical school
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6: Who of the following was not one of Martin Arrowsmith's roommates at Digamma PI?
a. Irving Watters
b. Norman Brumfit
c. Clif Clawson
d. Fatty Pfaff
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7: Martin manages to become engaged to two women at once. They are
a. Leora and Madeline.
b. Nelly and Miss Gwilliam.
c. Grace and Gertrude.
d. He is engaged only to Marcella. He dreams that he's also involved with Maddy.
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8: After inviting a bogus professor to serve as chief speaker at a dignified banquet, Clif leaves the University to pursue a career as a
a. esoteric teacher.
b. chiropodist.
c. car salesman.
d. soda-clerk.
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9: Martin is successful in perfecting a vaccine to control
a. chicken pox.
b. feline distemper.
c. syphilis.
d. blackleg in cattle.
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10: What happens to Leora in the West Indies?
a. She smokes a plague-contaminated cigarette and dies.
b. She drinks herself to death.
c. She escapes the island and stows away on the St. Buryan to France.
d. She carries on an affair with Inchcape Jones, who is then poisoned by her husband.
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11: Which of the following is not a setting within Arrowsmith's 40 chapters?
a. Elk Mills
b. Winnebago
c. Zenith
d. Nautilus
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12: Sinclair Lewis portrays social stata through
a. satire.
b. eupherisms.
c. flashbacks.
d. sentimentality.
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13: Who exclaims, with grammatical error: "I won't lay down! I'll fight!"
a. Dr. Martin Arrowsmith
b. Leora Tozer Arrowsmith
c. Joyce Lanyon Arrowsmith
d. Orchid
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14: Who says the following: "He's like a sword — no, he's like a brain walking! I'd black his shoes."
a. Dr. Gottlieb, referring to Martin
b. Leora, talking about Max Gottlieb
c. Miss Pearl Robbins, describing Terry Wickett
d. Martin, honoring Sondelius
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15: Who creates the following slogan: "You can't get health / By a pussyfoot stealth, / So let's every health-booster / Crow just like a rooster."
a. Dr. Almas Pickerbaugh
b. Martin Arrowsmith
c. Sondelius
d. Kellett the Red Leg
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