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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. R. leads the unnamed narrator to what type of location, where the unnamed narrator sees something he feels contains "a promise for" (120) him?
(a) A bank.
(b) A town square.
(c) A pizza parlor.
(d) A museum.

2. What is the pet name used by both R. and the unnamed narrator to refer to one another?
(a) Corpi.
(b) Morpi.
(c) Skupi.
(d) Flupi.

3. In what location do the unnamed narrator and R. spend a number of days together during R.'s winter vacation?
(a) Brussels.
(b) Bologna.
(c) Paris.
(d) Istanbul.

4. How many days together do R. and the unnamed narrator have in front of them when "The Frog King" begins?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

5. The unnamed narrator claims, "There's no such thing as a professional" what "in Bulgaria" (155)?
(a) Influencer.
(b) Artist.
(c) Soccer player.
(d) Writer.

6. What is Tsavarets, according to the unnamed narrator?
(a) A prison.
(b) A zoo.
(c) A fortress.
(d) A museum.

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

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

9. The unnamed narrator lies to R. in "A Valediction" about what aspect of their long-distance relationship?
(a) Its longevity.
(b) Its depth.
(c) Its significance.
(d) Its viability.

10. The unnamed narrator educates R. about which literary figure in the section entitled "A Valediction"?
(a) Esther Greenwood.
(b) Dante.
(c) Orpheus.
(d) Holden Caulfield.

11. Mladost, the setting of the section entitled "Cleanness" is what type of location?
(a) A province.
(b) A city.
(c) A neighborhood.
(d) A prefecture.

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

13. What article of clothing does R. give to himself and to the unnamed narrator in the section entitled "The Frog King"?
(a) A belt.
(b) A hat.
(c) A pair of earmuffs.
(d) A scarf.

14. What type of people in Rousse are said to call out "Zapovyadaite" (135)?
(a) Wives.
(b) Protesters.
(c) Children.
(d) Merchants.

15. What does the Bulgarian term "Zapovyadaite" (136) mean?
(a) Please.
(b) Hello.
(c) Run.
(d) Welcome.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of the events depicted in "Harbor," the unnamed narrator has had no contact with R. for what length of time?

2. The unnamed narrator describes a particular feature of R.'s appearance as pouring "a kind of" what "over everything" (97) he does?

3. The unnamed narrator is a participant in which type of festival within the section entitled "Harbor"?

4. Which character attends a college called the National Sports Academy?

5. 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)

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