View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gospodar is Bulgarian for which English word or words?
(a) Devil or angel.
(b) Master or lord.
(c) King or prince.
(d) Man or boy.

2. When G. tells the unnamed narrator about his friendships with three other students, the unnamed narrator feels what element develop between them?
(a) Envy.
(b) Kinship.
(c) Division.
(d) Compassion.

3. The unnamed narrator asserts that his relationship with which character had always lacked the feeling "of being made an object" (32)?
(a) G.
(b) M.
(c) Z.
(d) R.

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

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

6. 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.

7. The culmination of the Changes in Bulgaria involved the fall of what type of political system?
(a) Democratic.
(b) Socialist.
(c) Communist.
(d) Totalitarian.

8. What landmark does the unnamed narrator always use to navigate toward home?
(a) Nevsky Cathedral.
(b) The river Nevsky.
(c) Nevsky Lake.
(d) Nevsky Square.

9. What new topic does the unnamed narrator introduce when the first topic of conversation with G. falls flat?
(a) Poetry.
(b) War.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Romance.

10. In what country is the city of Sofia located?
(a) Romania.
(b) Bulgaria.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Turkey.

11. What part of himself does the unnamed narrator tell the reader that he has hated throughout his life?
(a) Cowardice.
(b) Vulnerability.
(c) Blood.
(d) Flesh.

12. What adjective does the unnamed narrator use to describe Gospodar's face?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Generic.
(c) Mean.
(d) Strong.

13. 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) M.
(c) D.
(d) G.

14. In what part of the United States did the unnamed narrator grow up?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) South.

15. 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?
(a) Relief.
(b) Security.
(c) Unease.
(d) Awe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What term does the unnamed narrator use to describe his father's reaction to weakness during his childhood?

3. What is NOT an object the unnamed narrator sees in the protesters' possession in "Decent People"?

4. What adjective does the unnamed narrator use to describe G.'s physical appearance?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 424 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample