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

2. What adjective does the unnamed narrator use to describe R.'s reaction to the opera performance?

3. During the break-up conversation between R. and the unnamed narrator, which adjective did R. use to describe their relationship?

4. How many minutes after the end of the opera is the light show scheduled to begin?

5. What type of familiar frozen food does R. seek out in order to remind him of Lisbon?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In what way does Greenwell clearly want the reader to see the unnamed narrator's comparison of Portugal and Bulgaria as flawed?

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

6. Describe the unnamed narrator's story about how he and R. first met one another.

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

8. What does R. plan to do once the trip depicted in "A Valediction" is over?

9. To what type of location does R. drag the unnamed narrator in "The Frog King" and what experience does the unnamed narrator have as a result?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Greenwell’s messages about guilt and responsibility within Cleanness.

Essay Topic 2

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within Cleanness and what is Greenwell’s message regarding these themes?

Essay Topic 3

What message does Greenwell send within the pages of Cleanness concerning the disparity between appearance and reality?

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