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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. To how many people had R. come out as a gay man before he met the unnamed narrator?

2. In what country was R. born and raised?

3. Which body part is NOT used by R. or the unnamed narrator as they show one another covert demonstrations of affection at the opera?

4. When the section entitled "Harbor" begins, how long has it been since the unnamed narrator has seen the sea?

5. What kind of performance is NOT ever held within the walls of Tsaravets, according to the unnamed narrator?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason is the unnamed narrator's sighting of the Danube River in "A Valediction" significant?

2. What object does R. clutch proudly as he rides the train with the unnamed narrator in "The Frog King"?

3. What are revealed to have been the circumstances of the split between R. and the unnamed narrator?

4. How does the unnamed narrator describe the abilities of the sea to affect one's perceptions?

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

6. For what reason has the narrator traveled to the location depicted in the section entitled "Harbor"?

7. What is Tsaravets, the site depicted in the section called "A Valediction"?

8. 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?

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 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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Cleanness and analyze Greenwell’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

Essay Topic 3

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

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