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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II, Loving R.: "Cleanness" and "The Frog King".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The unnamed narrator describes the ubiquitous apartment blocks in Sofia as looking like what objects?
(a) Fortresses.
(b) Banks.
(c) Prisons.
(d) Hovels.

3. About what type of meteorological event did G. and his friends write in their poems for the unnamed narrator's class?
(a) Earthquakes.
(b) Snowstorms.
(c) Winds.
(d) Floods.

4. In what year did the Changes culminate in Bulgaria, according to the taxi driver in "Decent People"?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1991.
(d) 2001.

5. What emotion does the unnamed narrator experience as a result of losing R.?
(a) Resignation.
(b) Grief.
(c) Joy.
(d) Relief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade had G. just finished by the time he met with the unnamed narrator in "Mentor"?

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

3. In what month does the section entitled "Mentor" take place?

4. What term does the unnamed narrator use to describe the element that "always claims" him when he "loses track" (22) of where he is?

5. The unnamed narrator states that Gospodar is as old as which character?

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