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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through III: "The Little Saint" and "An Evening Out".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. R. asks which character to make the decision for him about whether to return to Lisbon?
(a) The unnamed narrator.
(b) M.
(c) Z.
(d) N.

2. To what type of establishment does R. lead a reluctant unnamed narrator in "A Valediction"?
(a) A pub.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A hair salon.
(d) An art museum.

3. At the end of the "strange litany" (29) the unnamed narrator delivers about his desires, he repeats over and over, "I am" (29) what?
(a) Powerful.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) Everywhere.
(d) Nothing.

4. The unnamed narrator educates R. about which literary figure in the section entitled "A Valediction"?
(a) Esther Greenwood.
(b) Dante.
(c) Holden Caulfield.
(d) Orpheus.

5. About how many feet tall is the Christmas tree R. and the unnamed narrator bring home on the train in "The Frog King"?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. To how many people had R. come out as a gay man before he met the unnamed narrator?

2. What kinds of classes were reportedly the only ones R. enjoyed in high school?

3. What color eyes does Svetcheto have, according to the unnamed narrator?

4. The unnamed narrator silently agrees with R.'s conclusion that one can never be sure of which element of one's own desire?

5. What adjective does the unnamed narrator use to describe R.'s reaction to the opera performance?

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