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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. The unnamed narrator gets a text in "Decent People" from which character asking to meet at the fountain in front of the Presidency?
(a) R.
(b) G.
(c) M.
(d) D.

2. What is NOT an object the unnamed narrator sees in the protesters' possession in "Decent People"?
(a) Noisemakers.
(b) Signs.
(c) Bullhorns.
(d) Knives.

3. What sort of body of water in Sofia, Bulgaria is called Perlovska, though no one uses its proper name?
(a) River.
(b) Bay.
(c) Lake.
(d) Reservoir.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The section entitled "A Valediction" takes place in the middle of which month?

3. What kind of forums does the unnamed narrator suggest to G. when he provides advice?

4. The unnamed narrator educates R. about which literary figure in the section entitled "A Valediction"?

5. 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?

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