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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 game is being played by the writers featured in the section called "Harbor"?
(a) Scrabble.
(b) Spin the bottle.
(c) Charades.
(d) Yahtzee.

2. To what type of establishment does R. lead a reluctant unnamed narrator in "A Valediction"?
(a) A hair salon.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) An art museum.
(d) A pub.

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

4. When R. arrives to meet up with the unnamed narrator in the section entitled "Cleanness," what article of clothing is he NOT wearing?
(a) Scarf.
(b) Hat.
(c) Windbreaker.
(d) Winter coat.

5. The unnamed narrator depicts his break-up with R. as having taken place through which communication method?
(a) Text message.
(b) Letter.
(c) Phone call.
(d) Video chat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the unnamed narrator's body does Gospodar bite when the unnamed narrator tells him to stop?

2. What feeling does the unnamed narrator always glean from the experience of "being made an object" (32)?

3. What does the Bulgarian word gumichka mean in English?

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 object does Gospodar use to whip the unnamed narrator's back as they engage in a sexual encounter?

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