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

2. The meteorological event mentioned in the section entitled "Cleanness" is said to have come from which continent?
(a) Asia.
(b) Africa.
(c) South America.
(d) Australia.

3. What is Tsavarets, according to the unnamed narrator?
(a) A museum.
(b) A zoo.
(c) A fortress.
(d) A prison.

4. What type of meterological event is taking place during the section entitled "Cleanness"?
(a) Heat wave.
(b) Hail.
(c) Rain.
(d) Wind.

5. The unnamed narrator depicts his break-up with R. as having taken place through which communication method?
(a) Letter.
(b) Phone call.
(c) Text message.
(d) Video chat.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of the events depicted in "Harbor," the unnamed narrator has had no contact with R. for what length of time?

2. What article of clothing does R. give to himself and to the unnamed narrator in the section entitled "The Frog King"?

3. For how many minutes does the light show at Tsaravets generally last?

4. Mladost, the setting of the section entitled "Cleanness" is what type of location?

5. In what country was R. born and raised?

Short Essay Questions

1. What special attachment does the unnamed narrator have to the opera Lakme?

2. How does the unnamed narrator describe the abilities of the sea to affect one's perceptions?

3. What does the unnamed narrator usually do during his breaks from teaching at the high school?

4. For what reason is the unnamed narrator's sighting of the Danube River in "A Valediction" significant?

5. Describe the unnamed narrator's story about how he and R. first met one another.

6. To what element of R.'s personality does the title of the section called "Cleanness" refer?

7. What object does R. clutch proudly as he rides the train with the unnamed narrator in "The Frog King"?

8. For what reason are R. and the unnamed narrator able to spend ten days together in the section entitled "The Frog King"?

9. What are revealed to have been the circumstances of the split between R. and the unnamed narrator?

10. Who calls out “Zapovyadatie” (135) in the city of Rousse, Bulgaria, and why?

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