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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. In what year did the Changes culminate in Bulgaria, according to the taxi driver in "Decent People"?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1991.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1989.

2. What sort of body of water in Sofia, Bulgaria is called Perlovska, though no one uses its proper name?
(a) River.
(b) Lake.
(c) Bay.
(d) Reservoir.

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

4. When G. tells the unnamed narrator about his friendships with three other students, the unnamed narrator feels what element develop between them?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Division.
(c) Envy.
(d) Kinship.

5. In what part of the United States did the unnamed narrator grow up?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) East.
(d) South.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location did D. complete his undergraduate and graduate studies?

2. What does the Bulgarian word gumichka mean in English?

3. What kind of forums does G. automatically assume the unnamed narrator is referring to before the matter is cleared up?

4. What object does Gospodar use to whip the unnamed narrator's back as they engage in a sexual encounter?

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

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