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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II, Loving R.: "A Valediction" and III: "Harbor".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Bulgarian term "skupi" (89) mean in English?
(a) Mad or of unsound mind.
(b) Dear or of great price.
(c) Lord or master.
(d) Rich or of a higher class.

2. What language does the unnamed narrator use to answer Gospodar's question about what he desires?
(a) English.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Bulgarian.
(d) French.

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

4. The unnamed narrator states that Gospodar is as old as which character?
(a) His older brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His uncle.

5. The unnamed narrator depicts his break-up with R. as having taken place through which communication method?
(a) Letter.
(b) Video chat.
(c) Text message.
(d) Phone call.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which element of G.'s poem does he deem to be all wrong during his conversation with the unnamed narrator?

2. At what landmark in front of a McDonald's restaurant does the unnamed narrator meet G. in the section entitled "Mentor"?

3. How old was R. when he and the unnamed narrator met one another?

4. The unnamed narrator silently agrees with R.'s conclusion that one can never be sure of which element of one's own desire?

5. When G. tells the unnamed narrator about his friendships with three other students, the unnamed narrator feels what element develop between them?

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