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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what location did B.'s parents have a second home to which he brought his friends one weekend?
(a) Romania.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Vitosha.
(d) Istanbul.

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

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

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

5. How many exemplary poems does the unnamed narrator traditionally keep displayed on the back wall of his classroom?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

6. What kind of forums does the unnamed narrator suggest to G. when he provides advice?
(a) Art.
(b) Gaming.
(c) LGBTQ.
(d) Music.

7. The unnamed narrator states that the best thing about his favorite websites is that they demonstrate that people are never what in their desire?
(a) Wrong.
(b) Alone.
(c) Satisfied.
(d) Shamed.

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

9. What term does G. use to refer to the unnamed narrator, causing him to be startled?
(a) Professor.
(b) Teach.
(c) His surname.
(d) His first name.

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

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

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

13. What term does the unnamed narrator use to describe the element that "always claims" him when he "loses track" (22) of where he is?
(a) Anger.
(b) Unease.
(c) Panic.
(d) Relief.

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

15. How does the unnamed narrator feel when he realizes that Gospodar is not going to send him away?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Excited.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of forums does G. automatically assume the unnamed narrator is referring to before the matter is cleared up?

3. What is the first command Gospodar gives to the unnamed narrator once he enters the apartment?

4. Who pays the bill when G. and the unnamed narrator have finished their discussion in "Mentor"?

5. The unnamed narrator asserts that his relationship with which character had always lacked the feeling "of being made an object" (32)?

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