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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. What is the first topic discussed by the unnamed narrator and G. during their arranged meeting?
(a) Romance.
(b) College.
(c) War.
(d) Vacation.

2. Which letter of the alphabet does G. use to refer to his friend on whom he has a crush?
(a) M.
(b) B.
(c) L.
(d) X.

3. At the end of the "strange litany" (29) the unnamed narrator delivers about his desires, he repeats over and over, "I am" (29) what?
(a) Powerful.
(b) Everywhere.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) Nothing.

4. What is the first command Gospodar gives to the unnamed narrator once he enters the apartment?
(a) Sit.
(b) Kneel.
(c) Eat.
(d) Stand.

5. What landmark does the unnamed narrator always use to navigate toward home?
(a) The river Nevsky.
(b) Nevsky Lake.
(c) Nevsky Cathedral.
(d) Nevsky Square.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what country does the unnamed narrator originally hail?

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

3. What kind of forums does G. automatically assume the unnamed narrator is referring to before the matter is cleared up?

4. What object does Gospodar use to whip the unnamed narrator's back as they engage in a sexual encounter?

5. What adjective does the unnamed narrator use to describe G.'s physical appearance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is M.?

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

5. What is the unnamed narrator's reason for participating in the protests depicted in the section entitled "Decent People"?

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

7. What landmark does the unnamed narrator always use to find his dwelling in Sofia and what are its attributes?

8. What aspect of the unnamed narrator's arrival at the apartment depicted in "Gospodar" is designed to be humiliating and why?

9. In what way is D.'s experience different than many Bulgarians and why does it lend a degree of heroism to his reputation in Sofia?

10. In what month does the section entitled "Mentor" take place and for what purpose is the unnamed narrator waiting outside of a McDonald's restaurant?

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