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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. Which character is the youngest among the members of the American cohort of writers depicted in "Harbor"?
(a) N.
(b) The unnamed narrator.
(c) Z.
(d) M.

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

3. At the time of the events depicted in "Harbor," the unnamed narrator has had no contact with R. for what length of time?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 weeks.

4. The unnamed narrator likes to think that his easygoing nature about R.'s habitual tardiness is a result of what?
(a) His upbringing.
(b) His relaxed nature.
(c) His patience.
(d) His love for R.

5. In what location do the unnamed narrator and R. spend a number of days together during R.'s winter vacation?
(a) Bologna.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) Paris.
(d) Brussels.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Valediction," the unnamed narrator muses about "the false similarity" (140) between which two words?

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

3. When the section entitled "Harbor" begins, how long has it been since the unnamed narrator has seen the sea?

4. In which year did Tsaravets fall, according to the unnamed narrator in "A Valediction"?

5. The unnamed narrator wonders whether R. is coming to their scheduled meet-up how many minutes after the agreed-upon time in "Cleanness"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the unnamed narrator usually do during his breaks from teaching at the high school?

2. What special attachment does the unnamed narrator have to the opera Lakme?

3. What ritual do R. and the unnamed narrator always perform when they check into a new hotel room?

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

5. What is Tsaravets, the site depicted in the section called "A Valediction"?

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

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

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

9. For what reason has the narrator traveled to the location depicted in the section entitled "Harbor"?

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

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