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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through III: "The Little Saint" and "An Evening Out".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The unnamed narrator takes which action when Svetcheto moves in to kiss him for the first time?
(a) He shoves him.
(b) He grabs him by the throat.
(c) He kisses him back.
(d) He growls.

2. How often does the unnamed narrator get tested to find out his HIV status?
(a) Every 3 months.
(b) Every month.
(c) Every 6 months.
(d) Every year.

3. What is the second ritual the unnamed narrator and R. always enact when they reach a new hotel together?
(a) The unnamed narrator puts his head on R.'s chest.
(b) They replace the lightbulbs.
(c) They kiss in front of the main window.
(d) R. sits on the unnamed narrator's lap.

4. What is NOT an object the unnamed narrator sees in the protesters' possession in "Decent People"?
(a) Noisemakers.
(b) Signs.
(c) Knives.
(d) Bullhorns.

5. The unnamed narrator states that the sight and sound of the sea drown out all what?
(a) Gloom.
(b) Thinking.
(c) Apprehension.
(d) Sorrow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The unnamed narrator meets his student G. in front of a McDonald's in Slaveykov, which is a what?

3. When G. tells the unnamed narrator about his friendships with three other students, the unnamed narrator feels what element develop between them?

4. By the time "An Evening Out" begins, the unnamed narrator has been a teacher for how many years?

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

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