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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. To how many people had R. come out as a gay man before he met the unnamed narrator?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 0.

2. The unnamed narrator describes a particular feature of R.'s appearance as pouring "a kind of" what "over everything" (97) he does?
(a) His energy.
(b) His gaze.
(c) His aura.
(d) His smile.

3. When R. arrives to meet up with the unnamed narrator in the section entitled "Cleanness," what article of clothing is he NOT wearing?
(a) Scarf.
(b) Windbreaker.
(c) Hat.
(d) Winter coat.

4. What is Tsavarets, according to the unnamed narrator?
(a) A zoo.
(b) A prison.
(c) A fortress.
(d) A museum.

5. What are the Azores, where R. grew up in Portugal?
(a) Forests.
(b) Dunes.
(c) Lakes.
(d) Mountains.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The unnamed narrator states that the sight and sound of the sea drown out all what?

4. What type of sound does R. often make, causing the unnamed narrator to consider it as a sound of "homecoming"? (89)

5. To what type of establishment does R. lead a reluctant unnamed narrator in "A Valediction"?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason is the unnamed narrator's sighting of the Danube River in "A Valediction" significant?

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

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

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

5. What are revealed to have been the circumstances of the split between R. and the unnamed narrator?

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

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

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. To what location do the unnamed narrator and R. travel together during R.'s winter break in "The Frog King"?

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

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