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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. For how long has the unnamed narrator lived in Sofia by the time of the events in "Mentor"?
2. In the section entitled "Decent People," the taxi driver tells the unnamed narrator that it was easy to feel which emotion during the period referred to as "the Changes" (49)?
3. What does the Bulgarian word gumichka mean in English?
4. What term does the unnamed narrator use to describe his father's reaction to weakness during his childhood?
5. In the section entitled "Decent People," the unnamed narrator runs into someone named M. Who is M.?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does the unnamed narrator use a simile to indicate when his conversation with G. has gone cold?
2. In what way is foreshadowing utilized within the section entitled "Gospodar"?
3. In what way do G.'s assumptions about the American LGBTQ community make him feel isolated?
4. What is the source of G.'s heartbreak, as depicted in the section called "Mentor"?
5. Which aspects of the cafe chosen by G. makes it clear to the unnamed narrator that G. had wanted privacy for their discussion?
6. What landmark does the unnamed narrator always use to find his dwelling in Sofia and what are its attributes?
7. What major step is the unnamed narrator planning to take at the end of the school year depicted in "Mentor"?
8. In what way does Greenwell go about depicting a vivid portrait of the city of Sofia?
9. 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?
10. In what ways does the unnamed narrator's sexual partner in "Gospodar" differ from his photographs online and how does the unnamed narrator feel about these discrepancies?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Cleanness and analyze Greenwell’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 2
How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the book Cleanness and how does their treatment relate to the book's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 3
How is the role of the educator treated within Cleanness and how does its treatment relate to the book's depicted messages?
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