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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 new topic does the unnamed narrator introduce when the first topic of conversation with G. falls flat?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Romance.
(d) War.

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

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

4. From what country does the unnamed narrator originally hail?
(a) Canada.
(b) The United States.
(c) Austria.
(d) Bulgaria.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At one point during the discussion between G. and the unnamed narrator, G. pushes a stack of what objects toward his teacher?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is M.?

3. What emotion does the unnamed narrator feel most strongly when he thinks about having lost R. in the section called "Gospodar"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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