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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. What action does Svetcheto take in response to the unnamed narrator's first action after their sexual encounter has come to an end?
(a) He calls his husband.
(b) He cries.
(c) He licks the unnamed narrator's face.
(d) He leaves.

2. With what action do the unnamed narrator and Svetcheto acknowledge one another at the start of their first in-person meeting?
(a) A wave.
(b) A nod.
(c) A smile.
(d) A laugh.

3. The unnamed narrator lies to R. in "A Valediction" about what aspect of their long-distance relationship?
(a) Its viability.
(b) Its significance.
(c) Its longevity.
(d) Its depth.

4. In the section entitled "A Valediction," the unnamed narrator states that R. had returned to Sofia in which month?
(a) April.
(b) September.
(c) November.
(d) May.

5. What action does the unnamed narrator take in association with Svetcheto's open mouth in "The Little Saint"?
(a) He looks inside it.
(b) He spits into it.
(c) He tells him to close it.
(d) He snaps a photo of it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the section entitled "Decent People," the taxi driver tells the unnamed narrator that it was easy to feel which emotion during the period referred to as "the Changes" (49)?

3. Who wants to attend the light show after the conclusion of the opera performance in "A Valediction"?

4. The unnamed narrator had chatted online with Svetcheto for what length of time before meeting him in person?

5. About what type of meteorological event did G. and his friends write in their poems for the unnamed narrator's class?

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