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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II, Loving R.: "Cleanness" and "The Frog King".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long has the unnamed narrator lived in Sofia by the time of the events in "Mentor"?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 6 months.

2. What adjective does the unnamed narrator use to describe G.'s physical appearance?
(a) Strong.
(b) Cute.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Unremarkable.

3. Which element of G.'s poem does he deem to be all wrong during his conversation with the unnamed narrator?
(a) The diction.
(b) The rhyme scheme.
(c) The pronouns.
(d) The cadence.

4. Which letter of the alphabet does G. use to refer to his friend on whom he has a crush?
(a) X.
(b) M.
(c) B.
(d) L.

5. Whose poems had shocked the unnamed narrator in class one day?
(a) Robert Frost.
(b) Allan Ginsberg.
(c) Gertrude Stein.
(d) Frank O'Hara.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. About how many feet tall is the Christmas tree R. and the unnamed narrator bring home on the train in "The Frog King"?

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

4. Gospodar is Bulgarian for which English word or words?

5. What sort of weather element does the unnamed narrator paint as an adversary of security?

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