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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 sort of weather element does the unnamed narrator paint as an adversary of security?
(a) Wind.
(b) Hail.
(c) Rain.
(d) Snow.

2. In the section entitled "A Valediction," the unnamed narrator states that R. had returned to Sofia in which month?
(a) May.
(b) April.
(c) November.
(d) September.

3. What type of transportation are the unnamed narrator and R. using when "A Valediction" opens?
(a) Tandem bicycle.
(b) Car.
(c) Plane.
(d) Train.

4. R. leads the unnamed narrator to what type of location, where the unnamed narrator sees something he feels contains "a promise for" (120) him?
(a) A bank.
(b) A museum.
(c) A town square.
(d) A pizza parlor.

5. In what type of abode does Gospodar live?
(a) A hotel.
(b) An apartment.
(c) A hostel.
(d) A house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tsavarets, according to the unnamed narrator?

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

3. The unnamed narrator likes to think that his easygoing nature about R.'s habitual tardiness is a result of what?

4. The unnamed narrator lies to R. in "A Valediction" about what aspect of their long-distance relationship?

5. How does R. feel about the country where he was born and raised?

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