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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 states in "A Valediction" that before meeting R., he had never desired which element in his relationships?
(a) Tenderness.
(b) Permanence.
(c) Monogamy.
(d) Honesty.

2. The unnamed narrator tells the reader that he would like to take what action in relation to R. in "Cleanness"?
(a) To root.
(b) To sleep.
(c) To roost.
(d) To dream.

3. The festival featured in "Harbor" lasts what length of time?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

4. The section entitled "A Valediction" takes place in the middle of which month?
(a) June.
(b) March.
(c) January.
(d) August.

5. How many minutes after the end of the opera is the light show scheduled to begin?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 10.
(d) 60.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what type of website did R. and the unnamed narrator first make contact with one another?

2. How many days together do R. and the unnamed narrator have in front of them when "The Frog King" begins?

3. How does R. feel about the country where he was born and raised?

4. Who wants to attend the light show after the conclusion of the opera performance in "A Valediction"?

5. Which feature of R.'s appearance is said to pour a particular feeling "over everything" (97) he and the unnamed narrator do together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What object does R. clutch proudly as he rides the train with the unnamed narrator in "The Frog King"?

2. To what destination do the unnamed narrator and R. travel for a day trip during their vacation in Italy?

3. In what way is R. different from the men the unnamed narrator has dated before, as depicted in Part II, Loving R.: "Cleanness"?

4. For what reason are R. and the unnamed narrator able to spend ten days together in the section entitled "The Frog King"?

5. In what way does Greenwell return to the symbol of wind in the section entitled "The Frog King" and what is the wind's significance in this section?

6. Who calls out “Zapovyadatie” (135) in the city of Rousse, Bulgaria, and why?

7. When the section entitled "Harbor" begins, at which sight is the unnamed narrator gazing?

8. What action does the priest in "Harbor" take that frightens the other members of the group?

9. Describe the unnamed narrator's story about how he and R. first met one another.

10. To what element of R.'s personality does the title of the section called "Cleanness" refer?

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