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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. In what location did D. complete his undergraduate and graduate studies?
(a) The United States.
(b) Germany.
(c) South Korea.
(d) Bulgaria.

2. What action does Gospodar take that leads the unnamed narrator to feel the action "like a spark along the track" (30) of the narrator's spine?
(a) He urinates.
(b) He spits.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He smiles.

3. About how many feet tall is the Christmas tree R. and the unnamed narrator bring home on the train in "The Frog King"?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

4. In what country was R. born and raised?
(a) Germany.
(b) Poland.
(c) Bulgaria.
(d) Portugal.

5. The unnamed narrator describes a particular feature of R.'s appearance as pouring "a kind of" what "over everything" (97) he does?
(a) His aura.
(b) His energy.
(c) His smile.
(d) His gaze.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does the unnamed narrator break in an attempt to procure an escape from Gospodar, who has just raped him?

2. Which character runs the website for the festival featured in "Harbor"?

3. In which year did Tsaravets fall, according to the unnamed narrator in "A Valediction"?

4. What object does Gospodar use to whip the unnamed narrator's back as they engage in a sexual encounter?

5. What term does the unnamed narrator use to describe his father's reaction to weakness during his childhood?

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