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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I: Mentor .

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Relief.
(b) Panic.
(c) Anger.
(d) Unease.

2. What is NOT an element that G. associates with the LGBTQ community in the United States?
(a) Pop songs.
(b) Television.
(c) Drug use.
(d) Sex.

3. Which element of G.'s poem does he deem to be all wrong during his conversation with the unnamed narrator?
(a) The cadence.
(b) The pronouns.
(c) The rhyme scheme.
(d) The diction.

4. From what country does the unnamed narrator originally hail?
(a) Bulgaria.
(b) Austria.
(c) The United States.
(d) Canada.

5. At one point in "Mentor," the unnamed narrator feels himself "drawn more decisively within the compass of" (9) G.'s what?
(a) Annoyance.
(b) Joy.
(c) Scorn.
(d) Youth.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what landmark in front of a McDonald's restaurant does the unnamed narrator meet G. in the section entitled "Mentor"?

2. How many exemplary poems does the unnamed narrator traditionally keep displayed on the back wall of his classroom?

3. In what location did B.'s parents have a second home to which he brought his friends one weekend?

4. What realization did G. come to about B. once B. started dating their mutual friend, who was female?

5. What kind of forums does the unnamed narrator suggest to G. when he provides advice?

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