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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. The youngest cast member in the opera entitled Lakme that is attended by the unnamed narrator and R. in "A Valediction" is of what age?
(a) Teens.
(b) 40s.
(c) 30s.
(d) 20s.

2. The unnamed narrator states in "A Valediction" that before meeting R., he had never desired which element in his relationships?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Monogamy.
(c) Permanence.
(d) Tenderness.

3. 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) Ear.
(c) Knee.
(d) Elbow.

4. The section entitled "A Valediction" takes place in the middle of which month?
(a) January.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) March.

5. For how many minutes does the light show at Tsaravets generally last?
(a) 45.
(b) 30.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the "strange litany" (29) the unnamed narrator delivers about his desires, he repeats over and over, "I am" (29) what?

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

3. The unnamed narrator claims, "There's no such thing as a professional" what "in Bulgaria" (155)?

4. Which European river has the unnamed narrator just seen in "A Valediction," at which point he describes it as the first river he has seen that is comparable in size "to those [he] had grown up beside in America"? (133)

5. How old was R. when he and the unnamed narrator met one another?

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