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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What landmark does the unnamed narrator always use to navigate toward home?
(a) Nevsky Lake.
(b) Nevsky Cathedral.
(c) The river Nevsky.
(d) Nevsky Square.

3. In what country is the city of Sofia located?
(a) Bulgaria.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Romania.
(d) Turkey.

4. At one point in "Mentor," the unnamed narrator feels himself "drawn more decisively within the compass of" (9) G.'s what?
(a) Annoyance.
(b) Joy.
(c) Scorn.
(d) Youth.

5. What grade had G. just finished by the time he met with the unnamed narrator in "Mentor"?
(a) 10th.
(b) 12th.
(c) 11th.
(d) 9th.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which letter of the alphabet does G. use to refer to his friend on whom he has a crush?

2. What beverage do the unnamed narrator and G. drink during their conversation in "The Mentor"?

3. Who pays the bill when G. and the unnamed narrator have finished their discussion in "Mentor"?

4. What object does D. use to document the goings-on at the protests featured in "Decent People"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is D.'s experience different than many Bulgarians and why does it lend a degree of heroism to his reputation in Sofia?

2. Who or what is Gospodar, as depicted in the section of the same name?

3. What emotion does the unnamed narrator feel most strongly when he thinks about having lost R. in the section called "Gospodar"?

4. In what way is foreshadowing utilized within the section entitled "Gospodar"?

5. In what way does the unnamed narrator use a simile to indicate when his conversation with G. has gone cold?

6. In what ways does the unnamed narrator's sexual partner in "Gospodar" differ from his photographs online and how does the unnamed narrator feel about these discrepancies?

7. What landmark does the unnamed narrator always use to find his dwelling in Sofia and what are its attributes?

8. What is the source of G.'s heartbreak, as depicted in the section called "Mentor"?

9. How does the unnamed narrator describe the feeling he always gets when he "loses track" (22) of his place in the world?

10. Who is M.?

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