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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II, Loving R.: "Cleanness" and "The Frog King".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does the unnamed narrator use to describe the element that "always claims" him when he "loses track" (22) of where he is?
(a) Relief.
(b) Anger.
(c) Panic.
(d) Unease.

2. Which letter of the alphabet does G. use to refer to his friend on whom he has a crush?
(a) X.
(b) M.
(c) B.
(d) L.

3. At one point in "Mentor," the unnamed narrator feels himself "drawn more decisively within the compass of" (9) G.'s what?
(a) Scorn.
(b) Joy.
(c) Annoyance.
(d) Youth.

4. When R. arrives to meet up with the unnamed narrator in the section entitled "Cleanness," what article of clothing is he NOT wearing?
(a) Winter coat.
(b) Hat.
(c) Scarf.
(d) Windbreaker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The meteorological event mentioned in the section entitled "Cleanness" is said to have come from which continent?

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

3. What language does the unnamed narrator use to answer Gospodar's question about what he desires?

4. About what type of meteorological event did G. and his friends write in their poems for the unnamed narrator's class?

5. In what part of the United States did the unnamed narrator grow up?

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