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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of sound does R. often make, causing the unnamed narrator to consider it as a sound of "homecoming"? (89)
(a) A grumble.
(b) A grunt.
(c) A chuckle.
(d) A groan.

2. The unnamed narrator wonders whether R. is coming to their scheduled meet-up how many minutes after the agreed-upon time in "Cleanness"?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 60.

3. What is the first ritual the unnamed narrator and R. always enact when they reach a new hotel together?
(a) R. jumps on the bed.
(b) The unnamed narrator sits on the windowsill.
(c) They hang their own curtains.
(d) They kiss in front of the main window.

4. At the time of the events depicted in "Harbor," the unnamed narrator has had no contact with R. for what length of time?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 days.

5. When the section entitled "Harbor" begins, how long has it been since the unnamed narrator has seen the sea?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 1 year.

6. Which European river has the unnamed narrator just seen in "A Valediction," at which point he describes it as the first river he has seen that is comparable in size "to those [he] had grown up beside in America"? (133)
(a) Seine.
(b) Danube.
(c) Volga.
(d) Rhine.

7. The unnamed narrator tells the reader that he would like to take what action in relation to R. in "Cleanness"?
(a) To roost.
(b) To dream.
(c) To root.
(d) To sleep.

8. The unnamed narrator take the train for a day trip to what city during their European vacation featured in "The Frog King"?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Venice.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome.

9. What type of meterological event is taking place during the section entitled "Cleanness"?
(a) Hail.
(b) Wind.
(c) Rain.
(d) Heat wave.

10. What are the Azores, where R. grew up in Portugal?
(a) Dunes.
(b) Mountains.
(c) Forests.
(d) Lakes.

11. In the section entitled "A Valediction," the unnamed narrator states that R. had returned to Sofia in which month?
(a) September.
(b) April.
(c) November.
(d) May.

12. What type of animal is Lilliyana, the animal sought out and fed periodically by the unnamed narrator and R.?
(a) A dog.
(b) A cat.
(c) A raccoon.
(d) A crow.

13. The unnamed narrator likes to think that his easygoing nature about R.'s habitual tardiness is a result of what?
(a) His love for R.
(b) His patience.
(c) His upbringing.
(d) His relaxed nature.

14. The unnamed narrator states in "A Valediction" that before meeting R., he had never desired which element in his relationships?
(a) Tenderness.
(b) Permanence.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Monogamy.

15. What type of familiar frozen food does R. seek out in order to remind him of Lisbon?
(a) Pancakes.
(b) Linguini.
(c) Chop suey.
(d) Lasagna.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location do the unnamed narrator and R. spend a number of days together during R.'s winter vacation?

2. In what country is the city of Rousse, where the unnamed narrator and R. had gone together just before the opening of "Valediction"?

3. About how many feet tall is the Christmas tree R. and the unnamed narrator bring home on the train in "The Frog King"?

4. What is Tsavarets, according to the unnamed narrator?

5. Which character runs the website for the festival featured in "Harbor"?

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