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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 object does the unnamed narrator use in a simile to describe the failure of the first topic of conversation during his meeting with G.?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A cloud.
(c) An apple.
(d) A cloth.

2. The unnamed narrator describes R's beauty as being "stripped of" (89) what?
(a) Self-regard.
(b) Guile.
(c) Self-pity.
(d) Self-confidence.

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

4. What feeling does the unnamed narrator always glean from the experience of "being made an object" (32)?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Shame.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Exhilaration.

5. What action does Gospodar take that leads the unnamed narrator to feel the action "like a spark along the track" (30) of the narrator's spine?
(a) He urinates.
(b) He spits.
(c) He smiles.
(d) He laughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gospodar is Bulgarian for which English word or words?

2. In what location do the unnamed narrator and R. spend a number of days together during R.'s winter vacation?

3. In what country is the city of Sofia located?

4. What is the first topic discussed by the unnamed narrator and G. during their arranged meeting?

5. At what landmark in front of a McDonald's restaurant does the unnamed narrator meet G. in the section entitled "Mentor"?

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