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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 type of familiar frozen food does R. seek out in order to remind him of Lisbon?
(a) Lasagna.
(b) Linguini.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Chop suey.

2. How old was R. when he and the unnamed narrator met one another?
(a) 19.
(b) 27.
(c) 25.
(d) 21.

3. What sort of abuse did R. suffer at the hands of one of his father's friends?
(a) Neglect.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Sexual.
(d) Physical.

4. The unnamed narrator take the train for a day trip to what city during their European vacation featured in "The Frog King"?
(a) Venice.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

5. For how many minutes does the light show at Tsaravets generally last?
(a) 30.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 45.

Short Answer Questions

1. The meteorological event mentioned in the section entitled "Cleanness" is said to have come from which continent?

2. Which European river has the unnamed narrator just seen in "A Valediction," at which point he describes it as the first river he has seen that is comparable in size "to those [he] had grown up beside in America"? (133)

3. In what country was R. born and raised?

4. What does the Bulgarian term "skupi" (89) mean in English?

5. During the break-up conversation between R. and the unnamed narrator, which adjective did R. use to describe their relationship?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. About what subject does the unnamed narrator teach R. in the section entitled "A Valediction"?

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

4. How does the unnamed narrator describe the abilities of the sea to affect one's perceptions?

5. To what event does the title of the section called "The Frog King" refer?

6. To what type of location does R. drag the unnamed narrator in "The Frog King" and what experience does the unnamed narrator have as a result?

7. What does R. plan to do once the trip depicted in "A Valediction" is over?

8. In what way does Greenwell clearly want the reader to see the unnamed narrator's comparison of Portugal and Bulgaria as flawed?

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

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

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