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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 is the second ritual the unnamed narrator and R. always enact when they reach a new hotel together?
(a) R. sits on the unnamed narrator's lap.
(b) The unnamed narrator puts his head on R.'s chest.
(c) They replace the lightbulbs.
(d) They kiss in front of the main window.

2. How does the unnamed narrator feel when he realizes that Gospodar is not going to send him away?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Excited.
(d) Angry.

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

4. To how many people had R. come out as a gay man before he met the unnamed narrator?
(a) 3.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

5. The unnamed narrator admits that the real source of his forgiveness regarding R.'s habitual tardiness is what?
(a) His fear.
(b) His own forgetfulness.
(c) His anger.
(d) His envy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mladost, the setting of the section entitled "Cleanness" is what type of location?

2. At the time of the events depicted in "Cleanness," what subject is R. studying at college?

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

4. The festival featured in "Harbor" lasts what length of time?

5. R. asks which character to make the decision for him about whether to return to Lisbon?

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