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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 term does G. use to describe the LGBTQ community in the United States?
(a) Superficial.
(b) Self-righteous.
(c) Inane.
(d) Angry.

2. At whose request are the unnamed narrator and G. meeting in the section entitled "Mentor"?
(a) G.'s guidance counselor.
(b) The unnamed narrator's.
(c) G.'s mother's.
(d) G.'s.

3. What object does Gospodar use to whip the unnamed narrator's back as they engage in a sexual encounter?
(a) A cat-o'-nine-tails.
(b) A whip.
(c) A riding crop.
(d) A belt.

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

5. What adjective does the unnamed narrator use to describe G.'s physical appearance?
(a) Strong.
(b) Cute.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Unremarkable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pays the bill when G. and the unnamed narrator have finished their discussion in "Mentor"?

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

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

4. How does the unnamed narrator feel when he realizes that Gospodar is not going to send him away?

5. What is NOT an element the unnamed narrator notices about the qualities of the place to which G. has taken him for their conversation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the unnamed narrator describe the feeling he always gets when he "loses track" (22) of his place in the world?

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

8. Who is M.?

9. 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?

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

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