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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The unnamed narrator meets his student G. in front of a McDonald's in Slaveykov, which is a what?
(a) A square.
(b) A reservoir.
(c) A promenade.
(d) A boardwalk.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What grade had G. just finished by the time he met with the unnamed narrator in "Mentor"?
(a) 12th.
(b) 10th.
(c) 11th.
(d) 9th.

8. What is NOT an element that G. associates with the LGBTQ community in the United States?
(a) Sex.
(b) Drug use.
(c) Television.
(d) Pop songs.

9. 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) Security.
(b) Awe.
(c) Unease.
(d) Relief.

10. What term does G. use to describe the LGBTQ community in the United States?
(a) Self-righteous.
(b) Inane.
(c) Angry.
(d) Superficial.

11. At what landmark in front of a McDonald's restaurant does the unnamed narrator meet G. in the section entitled "Mentor"?
(a) A statue.
(b) A staircase.
(c) A planetarium.
(d) A fountain.

12. In the section entitled "Decent People," the unnamed narrator runs into someone named M. Who is M.?
(a) The unnamed narrator's student.
(b) The unnamed narrator's roommate.
(c) The unnamed narrator's cousin.
(d) The unnamed narrator's friend.

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

14. 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) Months.
(c) Days.
(d) Weeks.

15. What beverage do the unnamed narrator and G. drink during their conversation in "The Mentor"?
(a) Rum.
(b) Tea.
(c) Milk.
(d) Coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. When G. tells the unnamed narrator about his friendships with three other students, the unnamed narrator feels what element develop between them?

3. What object does D. use to document the goings-on at the protests featured in "Decent People"?

4. The culmination of the Changes in Bulgaria involved the fall of what type of political system?

5. The taxi driver in "Decent People" says that he and his peers felt which overwhelming emotion in their youth?

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