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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. 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) Winter coat.
(d) Windbreaker.

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

3. What adjective does the unnamed narrator use to describe R.'s reaction to the opera performance?
(a) Disgusted.
(b) Bemused.
(c) Bored.
(d) Awed.

4. What type of meterological event is taking place during the section entitled "Cleanness"?
(a) Hail.
(b) Heat wave.
(c) Rain.
(d) Wind.

5. What action does Gospodar take that leads the unnamed narrator to feel the action "like a spark along the track" (30) of the narrator's spine?
(a) He spits.
(b) He urinates.
(c) He smiles.
(d) He laughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. The unnamed narrator educates R. about which literary figure in the section entitled "A Valediction"?

2. In the section entitled "A Valediction," the unnamed narrator states that R. had returned to Sofia in which month?

3. What is the pet name used by both R. and the unnamed narrator to refer to one another?

4. The meteorological event mentioned in the section entitled "Cleanness" is said to have come from which continent?

5. Which feature of R.'s appearance is said to pour a particular feeling "over everything" (97) he and the unnamed narrator do together?

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