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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which element of G.'s poem does he deem to be all wrong during his conversation with the unnamed narrator?
(a) The pronouns.
(b) The cadence.
(c) The rhyme scheme.
(d) The diction.

3. What adjective does the unnamed narrator use to describe G.'s physical appearance?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Cute.
(c) Unremarkable.
(d) Strong.

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

5. In the section entitled "Decent People," the taxi driver tells the unnamed narrator that it was easy to feel which emotion during the period referred to as "the Changes" (49)?
(a) Envy.
(b) Security.
(c) Pride.
(d) Happiness.

6. About what type of meteorological event did G. and his friends write in their poems for the unnamed narrator's class?
(a) Earthquakes.
(b) Snowstorms.
(c) Winds.
(d) Floods.

7. What kind of forums does G. automatically assume the unnamed narrator is referring to before the matter is cleared up?
(a) Gaming.
(b) Sex.
(c) Political.
(d) Romance.

8. 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.

9. In what type of abode does Gospodar live?
(a) A house.
(b) An apartment.
(c) A hostel.
(d) A hotel.

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

11. What realization did G. come to about B. once B. started dating their mutual friend, who was female?
(a) He was in love with M.
(b) He was in love with B.
(c) He was trans.
(d) He was straight.

12. What is NOT an element the unnamed narrator notices about the qualities of the place to which G. has taken him for their conversation?
(a) No one else is present.
(b) No one else is speaking English.
(c) They are sitting in a booth.
(d) G. is speaking in hushed tones.

13. What language does the unnamed narrator use to answer Gospodar's question about what he desires?
(a) Spanish.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Bulgarian.

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

15. At the time when the events in "Gospodar" take place, for how long has R. been gone from the unnamed narrator's life?
(a) Years.
(b) Weeks.
(c) Months.
(d) Days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose poems had shocked the unnamed narrator in class one day?

2. What grade had G. just finished by the time he met with the unnamed narrator in "Mentor"?

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

4. The unnamed narrator describes the ubiquitous apartment blocks in Sofia as looking like what objects?

5. The unnamed narrator meets his student G. in front of a McDonald's in Slaveykov, which is a what?

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