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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which element of G.'s poem does he deem to be all wrong during his conversation with the unnamed narrator?

2. About what type of meteorological event did G. and his friends write in their poems for the unnamed narrator's class?

3. What realization did G. come to about B. once B. started dating their mutual friend, who was female?

4. What color is the defining feature of the landmark the unnamed narrator generally uses to navigate toward home?

5. At whose request are the unnamed narrator and G. meeting in the section entitled "Mentor"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What major step is the unnamed narrator planning to take at the end of the school year depicted in "Mentor"?

3. What information about the unnamed narrator's father has been revealed by the time "Decent People" comes to a close?

4. In what way does Greenwell go about depicting a vivid portrait of the city of Sofia?

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

6. What is the unnamed narrator's reason for participating in the protests depicted in the section entitled "Decent People"?

7. In what way does the unnamed narrator draw a connection between the role of a teacher and the mysterious nature of a teacher's impact?

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

9. From what part of the world did the unnamed narrator originally hail?

10. What mistake does G. point out in his own poem and what message is he sending to the unnamed narrator with this admission?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss R.'s role within the events of the book and explain how his character helps to further develop certain themes inherent in Greenwell's piece.

Essay Topic 2

All of the characters in the book have specific yet varied relationships with money. Examine the theme of money in the text and how it affects the various characters.

Essay Topic 3

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within Cleanness and what is Greenwell’s message regarding these themes?

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