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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. How old was R. when he and the unnamed narrator met one another?
(a) 25.
(b) 27.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

2. What color is the defining feature of the landmark the unnamed narrator generally uses to navigate toward home?
(a) Black.
(b) Silver.
(c) Red.
(d) Gold.

3. The taxi driver in "Decent People" says that he and his peers felt which overwhelming emotion in their youth?
(a) Malaise.
(b) Hope.
(c) Disappointment.
(d) Sadness.

4. Which European river has the unnamed narrator just seen in "A Valediction," at which point he describes it as the first river he has seen that is comparable in size "to those [he] had grown up beside in America"? (133)
(a) Danube.
(b) Volga.
(c) Rhine.
(d) Seine.

5. The unnamed narrator educates R. about which literary figure in the section entitled "A Valediction"?
(a) Orpheus.
(b) Esther Greenwood.
(c) Holden Caulfield.
(d) Dante.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Svetcheto's apartment actually belong, as revealed in "The Little Saint"?

2. During the break-up conversation between R. and the unnamed narrator, which adjective did R. use to describe their relationship?

3. In what year did the Changes culminate in Bulgaria, according to the taxi driver in "Decent People"?

4. What adjective does the unnamed narrator use to describe Gospodar's face?

5. What are the Azores, where R. grew up in Portugal?

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