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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. In the section entitled "Decent People," the unnamed narrator runs into someone named M. Who is M.?
(a) The unnamed narrator's student.
(b) The unnamed narrator's cousin.
(c) The unnamed narrator's friend.
(d) The unnamed narrator's roommate.

2. What kind of performance is NOT ever held within the walls of Tsaravets, according to the unnamed narrator?
(a) Symphony.
(b) Opera.
(c) Rock concert.
(d) Ballet.

3. The culmination of the Changes in Bulgaria involved the fall of what type of political system?
(a) Socialist.
(b) Totalitarian.
(c) Communist.
(d) Democratic.

4. What type of familiar frozen food does R. seek out in order to remind him of Lisbon?
(a) Pancakes.
(b) Lasagna.
(c) Linguini.
(d) Chop suey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character runs the website for the festival featured in "Harbor"?

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

3. What does the Bulgarian term "Zapovyadaite" (136) mean?

4. The unnamed narrator gets a text in "Decent People" from which character asking to meet at the fountain in front of the Presidency?

5. What sort of body of water in Sofia, Bulgaria is called Perlovska, though no one uses its proper name?

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