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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game is being played by the writers featured in the section called "Harbor"?
(a) Scrabble.
(b) Yahtzee.
(c) Spin the bottle.
(d) Charades.

2. 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 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 months.

3. At the time of the events depicted in "Cleanness," what subject is R. studying at college?
(a) Physical therapy.
(b) Law.
(c) Sociology.
(d) Literature.

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

5. 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 upbringing.
(c) His relaxed nature.
(d) His patience.

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

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

8. On what type of website did R. and the unnamed narrator first make contact with one another?
(a) A live music site.
(b) A hook-up site.
(c) An education site.
(d) An audiophile site.

9. When R. arrives to meet up with the unnamed narrator in the section entitled "Cleanness," what article of clothing is he NOT wearing?
(a) Windbreaker.
(b) Hat.
(c) Scarf.
(d) Winter coat.

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. The section entitled "A Valediction" takes place in the middle of which month?
(a) June.
(b) January.
(c) March.
(d) August.

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

13. To how many people had R. come out as a gay man before he met the unnamed narrator?
(a) 5.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

14. The unnamed narrator silently agrees with R.'s conclusion that one can never be sure of which element of one's own desire?
(a) Its authenticity.
(b) Its potential.
(c) Its purpose.
(d) Its outcome.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. R. asks which character to make the decision for him about whether to return to Lisbon?

2. What does the Bulgarian term "Zapovyadaite" (136) mean?

3. How old was R. when he and the unnamed narrator met one another?

4. The unnamed narrator lies to R. in "A Valediction" about what aspect of their long-distance relationship?

5. What type of people in Rousse are said to call out "Zapovyadaite" (135)?

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