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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. What beverage do the unnamed narrator and G. drink during their conversation in "The Mentor"?
(a) Milk.
(b) Rum.
(c) Tea.
(d) Coffee.

2. What kind of forums does G. automatically assume the unnamed narrator is referring to before the matter is cleared up?
(a) Gaming.
(b) Romance.
(c) Sex.
(d) Political.

3. At what landmark in front of a McDonald's restaurant does the unnamed narrator meet G. in the section entitled "Mentor"?
(a) A planetarium.
(b) A staircase.
(c) A statue.
(d) A fountain.

4. Gospodar is Bulgarian for which English word or words?
(a) Master or lord.
(b) King or prince.
(c) Devil or angel.
(d) Man or boy.

5. What term does G. use to describe the LGBTQ community in the United States?
(a) Inane.
(b) Angry.
(c) Self-righteous.
(d) Superficial.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. At the end of the "strange litany" (29) the unnamed narrator delivers about his desires, he repeats over and over, "I am" (29) what?

3. What object does the unnamed narrator break in an attempt to procure an escape from Gospodar, who has just raped him?

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

5. What is the first command Gospodar gives to the unnamed narrator once he enters the apartment?

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