1. At the time of the events depicted in "Cleanness," what subject is R. studying at college?
(a) Physical therapy.
(b) Law.
(c) Literature.
(d) Sociology.

2. What article of clothing does R. give to himself and to the unnamed narrator in the section entitled "The Frog King"?
(a) A hat.
(b) A belt.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A pair of earmuffs.

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

4. In what type of abode does Gospodar live?
(a) An apartment.
(b) A hostel.
(c) A house.
(d) A hotel.

5. What is NOT an emotion named by G. when he describes B.'s reaction to his admission of romantic feelings?
(a) Surprise.
(b) Awe.
(c) Revulsion.
(d) Dismay.

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. How does R. feel about the country where he was born and raised?

3. What part of himself does the unnamed narrator tell the reader that he has hated throughout his life?

4. At one point in "Mentor," the unnamed narrator feels himself "drawn more decisively within the compass of" (9) G.'s what?

5. The unnamed narrator meets his student G. in front of a McDonald's in Slaveykov, which is a what?

(see the answer key)

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