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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II, Loving R.: "A Valediction" and III: "Harbor".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first command Gospodar gives to the unnamed narrator once he enters the apartment?
(a) Sit.
(b) Eat.
(c) Kneel.
(d) Stand.

2. What is the pet name used by both R. and the unnamed narrator to refer to one another?
(a) Skupi.
(b) Morpi.
(c) Corpi.
(d) Flupi.

3. What does the Bulgarian term "Zapovyadaite" (136) mean?
(a) Run.
(b) Welcome.
(c) Hello.
(d) Please.

4. The unnamed narrator claims, "There's no such thing as a professional" what "in Bulgaria" (155)?
(a) Writer.
(b) Artist.
(c) Influencer.
(d) Soccer player.

5. For what length of time has the unnamed narrator been chatting with Gospodar online before he visits him?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Years.
(c) Months.
(d) Days.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the Changes culminate in Bulgaria, according to the taxi driver in "Decent People"?

2. When R. arrives to meet up with the unnamed narrator in the section entitled "Cleanness," what article of clothing is he NOT wearing?

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

4. What emotion does the unnamed narrator experience as a result of losing R.?

5. What type of animal is Lilliyana, the animal sought out and fed periodically by the unnamed narrator and R.?

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