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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 type of meterological event is taking place during the section entitled "Cleanness"?

2. For how many minutes does the light show at Tsaravets generally last?

3. The unnamed narrator tells the reader that he would like to take what action in relation to R. in "Cleanness"?

4. The unnamed narrator describes R's beauty as being "stripped of" (89) what?

5. The meteorological event mentioned in the section entitled "Cleanness" is said to have come from which continent?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What special attachment does the unnamed narrator have to the opera Lakme?

6. In what way is R. different from the men the unnamed narrator has dated before, as depicted in Part II, Loving R.: "Cleanness"?

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

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

9. For what reason are R. and the unnamed narrator able to spend ten days together in the section entitled "The Frog King"?

10. Who calls out “Zapovyadatie” (135) in the city of Rousse, Bulgaria, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Greenwell's book from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss R.'s role within the events of the book and explain how his character helps to further develop certain themes inherent in Greenwell's piece.

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