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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 meets his student G. in front of a McDonald's in Slaveykov, which is a what?
(a) A reservoir.
(b) A boardwalk.
(c) A square.
(d) A promenade.

2. What adjective does the unnamed narrator use to describe Gospodar's face?
(a) Generic.
(b) Mean.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Strong.

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

4. Who pays the bill when G. and the unnamed narrator have finished their discussion in "Mentor"?
(a) B.
(b) R.
(c) G.
(d) The unnamed narrator.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many exemplary poems does the unnamed narrator traditionally keep displayed on the back wall of his classroom?

2. What does the Bulgarian word gumichka mean in English?

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

4. What action does the unnamed narrator plan to take when he reaches his destination in the taxi in "Decent People"?

5. In what location does Gospodar order the unnamed narrator to undress in the section entitled "Gospodar"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

9. Who is M.?

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

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