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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the section entitled "Decent People," the unnamed narrator runs into someone named M. Who is M.?
(a) The unnamed narrator's roommate.
(b) The unnamed narrator's friend.
(c) The unnamed narrator's student.
(d) The unnamed narrator's cousin.

3. What color is the defining feature of the landmark the unnamed narrator generally uses to navigate toward home?
(a) Gold.
(b) Red.
(c) Silver.
(d) Black.

4. In what type of abode does Gospodar live?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A hostel.
(c) A house.
(d) An apartment.

5. The unnamed narrator states that Gospodar is as old as which character?
(a) His older brother.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT an emotion named by G. when he describes B.'s reaction to his admission of romantic feelings?

2. What kind of forums does the unnamed narrator suggest to G. when he provides advice?

3. When G. tells the unnamed narrator about his friendships with three other students, the unnamed narrator feels what element develop between them?

4. The unnamed narrator meets his student G. in front of a McDonald's in Slaveykov, which is a what?

5. 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)?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is foreshadowing utilized within the section entitled "Gospodar"?

2. What is the source of G.'s heartbreak, as depicted in the section called "Mentor"?

3. Who is M.?

4. From what part of the world did the unnamed narrator originally hail?

5. What information about the unnamed narrator's father has been revealed by the time "Decent People" comes to a close?

6. In what ways does the unnamed narrator's sexual partner in "Gospodar" differ from his photographs online and how does the unnamed narrator feel about these discrepancies?

7. Which aspects of the cafe chosen by G. makes it clear to the unnamed narrator that G. had wanted privacy for their discussion?

8. In what way does the unnamed narrator use a simile to indicate when his conversation with G. has gone cold?

9. What mistake does G. point out in his own poem and what message is he sending to the unnamed narrator with this admission?

10. In what way does the unnamed narrator draw a connection between the role of a teacher and the mysterious nature of a teacher's impact?

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