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

2. How many classes of 12th graders does the unnamed narrator teach in the narrative present of "Mentor"?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

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

4. What kind of forums does G. automatically assume the unnamed narrator is referring to before the matter is cleared up?
(a) Gaming.
(b) Sex.
(c) Political.
(d) Romance.

5. What beverage do the unnamed narrator and G. drink during their conversation in "The Mentor"?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Milk.
(d) Rum.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long has the unnamed narrator lived in Sofia by the time of the events in "Mentor"?

2. What is the first topic discussed by the unnamed narrator and G. during their arranged meeting?

3. 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)?

4. What term does the unnamed narrator use to describe his father's reaction to weakness during his childhood?

5. What color is the defining feature of the landmark the unnamed narrator generally uses to navigate toward home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What feeling does the unnamed narrator experience with Gospodar, while noting that he had never experienced it with R.?

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

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

5. Who or what is Gospodar, as depicted in the section of the same name?

6. In what way do G.'s assumptions about the American LGBTQ community make him feel isolated?

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

8. For what length of time have the unnamed narrator and R. been broken up by the time of the events depicted in "Gospodar"?

9. What major step is the unnamed narrator planning to take at the end of the school year depicted in "Mentor"?

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

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