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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I: "Gospodar" and "Decent People".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does the unnamed narrator use to describe his father's reaction to weakness during his childhood?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Ardor.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Viciousness.

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

3. The unnamed narrator meets his student G. in front of a McDonald's in Slaveykov, which is a what?
(a) A square.
(b) A boardwalk.
(c) A promenade.
(d) A reservoir.

4. What is the first topic discussed by the unnamed narrator and G. during their arranged meeting?
(a) College.
(b) Romance.
(c) Vacation.
(d) War.

5. The protesters featured in "Decent People" meet in front of which landmark?
(a) The Glass Museum.
(b) The Modern Art Museum.
(c) The Archaeological Museum.
(d) The Museum of Natural History.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does the unnamed narrator use in a simile to describe the failure of the first topic of conversation during his meeting with G.?

2. At one point in "Mentor," the unnamed narrator feels himself "drawn more decisively within the compass of" (9) G.'s what?

3. What landmark does the unnamed narrator always use to navigate toward home?

4. What term does G. use to refer to the unnamed narrator, causing him to be startled?

5. In what location does Gospodar order the unnamed narrator to undress in the section entitled "Gospodar"?

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