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

2. At whose request are the unnamed narrator and G. meeting in the section entitled "Mentor"?
(a) The unnamed narrator's.
(b) G.'s guidance counselor.
(c) G.'s mother's.
(d) G.'s.

3. What does the Bulgarian word gumichka mean in English?
(a) Please.
(b) Home.
(c) Condom.
(d) Lover.

4. In what month does the section entitled "Mentor" take place?
(a) September.
(b) December.
(c) May.
(d) February.

5. What action does the unnamed narrator plan to take when he reaches his destination in the taxi in "Decent People"?
(a) Protest.
(b) Dance.
(c) Lecture.
(d) Recite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which element of G.'s poem does he deem to be all wrong during his conversation with the unnamed narrator?

2. Who pays the bill when G. and the unnamed narrator have finished their discussion in "Mentor"?

3. What adjective does the unnamed narrator use to describe G.'s physical appearance?

4. In the section entitled "Decent People," the unnamed narrator runs into someone named M. Who is M.?

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

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