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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I: "Gospodar" and "Decent People".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what landmark in front of a McDonald's restaurant does the unnamed narrator meet G. in the section entitled "Mentor"?
(a) A planetarium.
(b) A fountain.
(c) A statue.
(d) A staircase.

2. The unnamed narrator describes the ubiquitous apartment blocks in Sofia as looking like what objects?
(a) Prisons.
(b) Hovels.
(c) Banks.
(d) Fortresses.

3. How many exemplary poems does the unnamed narrator traditionally keep displayed on the back wall of his classroom?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 12.

4. The taxi driver in "Decent People" says that he and his peers felt which overwhelming emotion in their youth?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Malaise.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Hope.

5. Which letter of the alphabet does G. use to refer to his friend on whom he has a crush?
(a) B.
(b) X.
(c) M.
(d) L.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pays the bill when G. and the unnamed narrator have finished their discussion in "Mentor"?

2. Gospodar is Bulgarian for which English word or words?

3. What beverage do the unnamed narrator and G. drink during their conversation in "The Mentor"?

4. What kind of forums does the unnamed narrator suggest to G. when he provides advice?

5. The unnamed narrator asserts that his relationship with which character had always lacked the feeling "of being made an object" (32)?

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