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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I: "Gospodar" and "Decent People".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does the unnamed narrator use to describe his father's reaction to weakness during his childhood?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Disappointment.
(c) Ardor.
(d) Viciousness.

2. In what type of abode does Gospodar live?
(a) A house.
(b) A hotel.
(c) An apartment.
(d) A hostel.

3. What does the Bulgarian word gumichka mean in English?
(a) Condom.
(b) Home.
(c) Please.
(d) Lover.

4. What kind of forums does G. automatically assume the unnamed narrator is referring to before the matter is cleared up?
(a) Gaming.
(b) Romance.
(c) Political.
(d) Sex.

5. What is NOT an object the unnamed narrator sees in the protesters' possession in "Decent People"?
(a) Bullhorns.
(b) Noisemakers.
(c) Signs.
(d) Knives.

Short Answer Questions

1. The unnamed narrator describes the ubiquitous apartment blocks in Sofia as looking like what objects?

2. What adjective does the unnamed narrator use to describe Gospodar's face?

3. At one point during the discussion between G. and the unnamed narrator, G. pushes a stack of what objects toward his teacher?

4. At what landmark in front of a McDonald's restaurant does the unnamed narrator meet G. in the section entitled "Mentor"?

5. How many classes of 12th graders does the unnamed narrator teach in the narrative present of "Mentor"?

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