1. What emotion does it inspire in the unnamed narrator when he realizes that Gospodar feels "no concern at all" (27) for the unnamed narrator's response to him?
(a) Security.
(b) Unease.
(c) Relief.
(d) Awe.

2. What grade had G. just finished by the time he met with the unnamed narrator in "Mentor"?
(a) 12th.
(b) 10th.
(c) 11th.
(d) 9th.

3. What is the first topic discussed by the unnamed narrator and G. during their arranged meeting?
(a) War.
(b) Romance.
(c) Vacation.
(d) College.

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

5. To how many people had R. come out as a gay man before he met the unnamed narrator?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 0.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. A figure created in the image of which creature is burned at the New Year celebration during the vacation the unnamed narrator and R. take together?

2. What does the Bulgarian term "skupi" (89) mean in English?

3. From what country does the unnamed narrator originally hail?

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

5. The unnamed narrator describes a particular feature of R.'s appearance as pouring "a kind of" what "over everything" (97) he does?

(see the answer key)

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