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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. What is NOT an element that G. associates with the LGBTQ community in the United States?

2. In what location does Gospodar order the unnamed narrator to undress in the section entitled "Gospodar"?

3. From what country does the unnamed narrator originally hail?

4. What object does Gospodar use to whip the unnamed narrator's back as they engage in a sexual encounter?

5. What grade had G. just finished by the time he met with the unnamed narrator in "Mentor"?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. In what way is foreshadowing utilized within the section entitled "Gospodar"?

3. In what month does the section entitled "Mentor" take place and for what purpose is the unnamed narrator waiting outside of a McDonald's restaurant?

4. 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?

5. What mistake does G. point out in his own poem and what message is he sending to the unnamed narrator with this admission?

6. From what part of the world did the unnamed narrator originally hail?

7. What information about the unnamed narrator's father has been revealed by the time "Decent People" comes to a close?

8. In what way does Greenwell go about depicting a vivid portrait of the city of Sofia?

9. For what length of time have the unnamed narrator and R. been broken up by the time of the events depicted in "Gospodar"?

10. What is the source of G.'s heartbreak, as depicted in the section called "Mentor"?

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

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Greenwell’s book Cleanness. What message is Greenwell sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Greenwell’s book Cleanness. What message is Greenwell sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

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