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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II, Loving R.: "A Valediction" and III: "Harbor".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is the youngest among the members of the American cohort of writers depicted in "Harbor"?
(a) Z.
(b) The unnamed narrator.
(c) N.
(d) M.

2. What article of clothing does R. give to himself and to the unnamed narrator in the section entitled "The Frog King"?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A belt.
(c) A pair of earmuffs.
(d) A hat.

3. Mladost, the setting of the section entitled "Cleanness" is what type of location?
(a) A neighborhood.
(b) A city.
(c) A province.
(d) A prefecture.

4. In the section entitled "A Valediction," the unnamed narrator states that R. had returned to Sofia in which month?
(a) April.
(b) September.
(c) May.
(d) November.

5. What sort of body of water in Sofia, Bulgaria is called Perlovska, though no one uses its proper name?
(a) Bay.
(b) Reservoir.
(c) River.
(d) Lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first ritual the unnamed narrator and R. always enact when they reach a new hotel together?

2. The taxi driver in "Decent People" says that he and his peers felt which overwhelming emotion in their youth?

3. What action does the unnamed narrator plan to take when he reaches his destination in the taxi in "Decent People"?

4. Who wants to attend the light show after the conclusion of the opera performance in "A Valediction"?

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

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