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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 word gumichka mean in English?
(a) Please.
(b) Home.
(c) Condom.
(d) Lover.

2. What article of clothing does R. give to himself and to the unnamed narrator in the section entitled "The Frog King"?
(a) A hat.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A belt.
(d) A pair of earmuffs.

3. In what location does Gospodar order the unnamed narrator to undress in the section entitled "Gospodar"?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) The living room.
(c) The hallway.
(d) The parlor.

4. On what type of website did R. and the unnamed narrator first make contact with one another?
(a) An audiophile site.
(b) A hook-up site.
(c) An education site.
(d) A live music site.

5. The unnamed narrator asserts that his relationship with which character had always lacked the feeling "of being made an object" (32)?
(a) G.
(b) R.
(c) M.
(d) Z.

Short Answer Questions

1. The unnamed narrator describes the ubiquitous apartment blocks in Sofia as looking like what objects?

2. What term does the unnamed narrator use to describe his father's reaction to weakness during his childhood?

3. What are the Azores, where R. grew up in Portugal?

4. When the section entitled "Harbor" begins, how long has it been since the unnamed narrator has seen the sea?

5. About how many feet tall is the Christmas tree R. and the unnamed narrator bring home on the train in "The Frog King"?

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