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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. Which body part is NOT used by R. or the unnamed narrator as they show one another covert demonstrations of affection at the opera?
(a) Foot.
(b) Elbow.
(c) Knee.
(d) Ear.

2. About how many feet tall is the Christmas tree R. and the unnamed narrator bring home on the train in "The Frog King"?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. In what country is the city of Rousse, where the unnamed narrator and R. had gone together just before the opening of "Valediction"?
(a) France.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Romania.
(d) Bulgaria.

4. The unnamed narrator educates R. about which literary figure in the section entitled "A Valediction"?
(a) Dante.
(b) Orpheus.
(c) Esther Greenwood.
(d) Holden Caulfield.

5. R. asks which character to make the decision for him about whether to return to Lisbon?
(a) N.
(b) The unnamed narrator.
(c) M.
(d) Z.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of sound does R. often make, causing the unnamed narrator to consider it as a sound of "homecoming"? (89)

2. The unnamed narrator take the train for a day trip to what city during their European vacation featured in "The Frog King"?

3. Which character is the youngest among the members of the American cohort of writers depicted in "Harbor"?

4. When R. arrives to meet up with the unnamed narrator in the section entitled "Cleanness," what article of clothing is he NOT wearing?

5. The meteorological event mentioned in the section entitled "Cleanness" is said to have come from which continent?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is R. different from the men the unnamed narrator has dated before, as depicted in Part II, Loving R.: "Cleanness"?

2. How does the unnamed narrator describe the abilities of the sea to affect one's perceptions?

3. To what destination do the unnamed narrator and R. travel for a day trip during their vacation in Italy?

4. In what way does Greenwell return to the symbol of wind in the section entitled "The Frog King" and what is the wind's significance in this section?

5. Who calls out “Zapovyadatie” (135) in the city of Rousse, Bulgaria, and why?

6. What action does the priest in "Harbor" take that frightens the other members of the group?

7. Describe the unnamed narrator's story about how he and R. first met one another.

8. To what location do the unnamed narrator and R. travel together during R.'s winter break in "The Frog King"?

9. What does R. plan to do once the trip depicted in "A Valediction" is over?

10. For what reason is the unnamed narrator's sighting of the Danube River in "A Valediction" significant?

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