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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. The unnamed narrator meets his student G. in front of a McDonald's in Slaveykov, which is a what?
2. What color is the defining feature of the landmark the unnamed narrator generally uses to navigate toward home?
3. In what year did the Changes culminate in Bulgaria, according to the taxi driver in "Decent People"?
4. In what location does Gospodar order the unnamed narrator to undress in the section entitled "Gospodar"?
5. What action does the unnamed narrator plan to take when he reaches his destination in the taxi in "Decent People"?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What major step is the unnamed narrator planning to take at the end of the school year depicted in "Mentor"?
3. In what way do G.'s assumptions about the American LGBTQ community make him feel isolated?
4. What mistake does G. point out in his own poem and what message is he sending to the unnamed narrator with this admission?
5. What information about the unnamed narrator's father has been revealed by the time "Decent People" comes to a close?
6. Which aspects of the cafe chosen by G. makes it clear to the unnamed narrator that G. had wanted privacy for their discussion?
7. What emotion does the unnamed narrator feel most strongly when he thinks about having lost R. in the section called "Gospodar"?
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. 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
Examine the effects of stress on the book's characters and the coping methods each character uses to deal with emotional turmoil. Which characters' methods are effective, which are ineffective, and how do these varying levels of efficiency affect the messages sent by Greenwell within the text?
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
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?
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