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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 describes a particular feature of R.'s appearance as pouring "a kind of" what "over everything" (97) he does?
2. Which body part is NOT used by R. or the unnamed narrator as they show one another covert demonstrations of affection at the opera?
3. What does the Bulgarian term "skupi" (89) mean in English?
4. At the time of the events depicted in "Cleanness," what subject is R. studying at college?
5. In what country is the city of Rousse, where the unnamed narrator and R. had gone together just before the opening of "Valediction"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does Greenwell return to the symbol of wind in the section entitled "The Frog King" and what is the wind's significance in this section?
2. To what element of R.'s personality does the title of the section called "Cleanness" refer?
3. How does the unnamed narrator describe the abilities of the sea to affect one's perceptions?
4. What does the unnamed narrator usually do during his breaks from teaching at the high school?
5. For what reason is the unnamed narrator's sighting of the Danube River in "A Valediction" significant?
6. Describe the unnamed narrator's story about how he and R. first met one another.
7. To what destination do the unnamed narrator and R. travel for a day trip during their vacation in Italy?
8. What object does R. clutch proudly as he rides the train with the unnamed narrator in "The Frog King"?
9. What are revealed to have been the circumstances of the split between R. and the unnamed narrator?
10. In what way is R. different from the men the unnamed narrator has dated before, as depicted in Part II, Loving R.: "Cleanness"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Greenwell's book from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
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
Discuss Greenwell’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of Cleanness.
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