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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The unnamed narrator states in "A Valediction" that before meeting R., he had never desired which element in his relationships?
(a) Permanence.
(b) Monogamy.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Tenderness.

2. The unnamed narrator likes to think that his easygoing nature about R.'s habitual tardiness is a result of what?
(a) His love for R.
(b) His upbringing.
(c) His relaxed nature.
(d) His patience.

3. What is the second ritual the unnamed narrator and R. always enact when they reach a new hotel together?
(a) R. sits on the unnamed narrator's lap.
(b) They replace the lightbulbs.
(c) The unnamed narrator puts his head on R.'s chest.
(d) They kiss in front of the main window.

4. What is the first ritual the unnamed narrator and R. always enact when they reach a new hotel together?
(a) R. jumps on the bed.
(b) They kiss in front of the main window.
(c) They hang their own curtains.
(d) The unnamed narrator sits on the windowsill.

5. What game is being played by the writers featured in the section called "Harbor"?
(a) Spin the bottle.
(b) Scrabble.
(c) Yahtzee.
(d) Charades.

6. To what type of establishment does R. lead a reluctant unnamed narrator in "A Valediction"?
(a) An art museum.
(b) A pub.
(c) A hair salon.
(d) A restaurant.

7. At the time of the events depicted in "Cleanness," what subject is R. studying at college?
(a) Law.
(b) Sociology.
(c) Literature.
(d) Physical therapy.

8. R. asks which character to make the decision for him about whether to return to Lisbon?
(a) M.
(b) The unnamed narrator.
(c) N.
(d) Z.

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

10. What are the Azores, where R. grew up in Portugal?
(a) Lakes.
(b) Dunes.
(c) Forests.
(d) Mountains.

11. A figure created in the image of which creature is burned at the New Year celebration during the vacation the unnamed narrator and R. take together?
(a) A frog.
(b) A ghost.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A spider.

12. The festival featured in "Harbor" lasts what length of time?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 days.

13. What type of transportation are the unnamed narrator and R. using when "A Valediction" opens?
(a) Train.
(b) Plane.
(c) Car.
(d) Tandem bicycle.

14. How old was R. when he and the unnamed narrator met one another?
(a) 21.
(b) 25.
(c) 19.
(d) 27.

15. The unnamed narrator claims, "There's no such thing as a professional" what "in Bulgaria" (155)?
(a) Artist.
(b) Soccer player.
(c) Writer.
(d) Influencer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of performance is NOT ever held within the walls of Tsaravets, according to the unnamed narrator?

2. The unnamed narrator wonders whether R. is coming to their scheduled meet-up how many minutes after the agreed-upon time in "Cleanness"?

3. What does the Bulgarian term "skupi" (89) mean in English?

4. In "A Valediction," the unnamed narrator muses about "the false similarity" (140) between which two words?

5. The section entitled "A Valediction" takes place in the middle of which month?

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