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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The taxi driver in "Decent People" says that he and his peers felt which overwhelming emotion in their youth?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Malaise.
(c) Hope.
(d) Disappointment.

2. What action does the unnamed narrator plan to take when he reaches his destination in the taxi in "Decent People"?
(a) Lecture.
(b) Recite.
(c) Protest.
(d) Dance.

3. What term does the unnamed narrator use to describe his father's reaction to weakness during his childhood?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Ardor.
(c) Viciousness.
(d) Sorrow.

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

5. 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.

6. Who pays the bill when G. and the unnamed narrator have finished their discussion in "Mentor"?
(a) R.
(b) The unnamed narrator.
(c) B.
(d) G.

7. Which letter of the alphabet does G. use to refer to his friend on whom he has a crush?
(a) X.
(b) M.
(c) L.
(d) B.

8. In what location did D. complete his undergraduate and graduate studies?
(a) Germany.
(b) The United States.
(c) South Korea.
(d) Bulgaria.

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

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

11. The protesters featured in "Decent People" meet in front of which landmark?
(a) The Archaeological Museum.
(b) The Museum of Natural History.
(c) The Glass Museum.
(d) The Modern Art Museum.

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

13. 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) Unease.
(c) Security.
(d) Awe.

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

15. What emotion does the unnamed narrator experience as a result of losing R.?
(a) Relief.
(b) Resignation.
(c) Joy.
(d) Grief.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what landmark in front of a McDonald's restaurant does the unnamed narrator meet G. in the section entitled "Mentor"?

2. 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)?

3. In the section entitled "Decent People," the unnamed narrator runs into someone named M. Who is M.?

4. At the time when the events in "Gospodar" take place, for how long has R. been gone from the unnamed narrator's life?

5. In what location does Gospodar order the unnamed narrator to undress in the section entitled "Gospodar"?

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