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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The unnamed narrator describes the ubiquitous apartment blocks in Sofia as looking like what objects?
(a) Hovels.
(b) Prisons.
(c) Fortresses.
(d) Banks.

2. What emotion does it inspire in the unnamed narrator when he realizes that Gospodar feels "no concern at all" (27) for the unnamed narrator's response to him?
(a) Unease.
(b) Awe.
(c) Security.
(d) Relief.

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

4. At what landmark in front of a McDonald's restaurant does the unnamed narrator meet G. in the section entitled "Mentor"?
(a) A fountain.
(b) A statue.
(c) A planetarium.
(d) A staircase.

5. What part of the unnamed narrator's body does Gospodar bite when the unnamed narrator tells him to stop?
(a) His neck.
(b) His elbow.
(c) His shoulder.
(d) His leg.

6. What term does G. use to refer to the unnamed narrator, causing him to be startled?
(a) His first name.
(b) His surname.
(c) Teach.
(d) Professor.

7. What realization did G. come to about B. once B. started dating their mutual friend, who was female?
(a) He was in love with B.
(b) He was in love with M.
(c) He was straight.
(d) He was trans.

8. The protesters featured in "Decent People" meet in front of which landmark?
(a) The Archaeological Museum.
(b) The Modern Art Museum.
(c) The Glass Museum.
(d) The Museum of Natural History.

9. In what year did the Changes culminate in Bulgaria, according to the taxi driver in "Decent People"?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1991.
(d) 2001.

10. 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.

11. Who pays the bill when G. and the unnamed narrator have finished their discussion in "Mentor"?
(a) B.
(b) G.
(c) R.
(d) The unnamed narrator.

12. How does the unnamed narrator feel when he realizes that Gospodar is not going to send him away?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Excited.
(c) Angry.
(d) Relieved.

13. What kind of forums does the unnamed narrator suggest to G. when he provides advice?
(a) LGBTQ.
(b) Art.
(c) Gaming.
(d) Music.

14. What is the first command Gospodar gives to the unnamed narrator once he enters the apartment?
(a) Stand.
(b) Eat.
(c) Sit.
(d) Kneel.

15. The unnamed narrator meets his student G. in front of a McDonald's in Slaveykov, which is a what?
(a) A reservoir.
(b) A promenade.
(c) A boardwalk.
(d) A square.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of forums does G. automatically assume the unnamed narrator is referring to before the matter is cleared up?

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

3. What object does the unnamed narrator use in a simile to describe the failure of the first topic of conversation during his meeting with G.?

4. What is the first topic discussed by the unnamed narrator and G. during their arranged meeting?

5. At one point in "Mentor," the unnamed narrator feels himself "drawn more decisively within the compass of" (9) G.'s what?

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