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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: The Poet on the Run, pp. 161-181.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jaromil write so many poems about women's bodies?
(a) He wants to establish himself as a romantic poet.
(b) He is obsessed with how women's bodies look.
(c) He wants to immortalize the body of his first lover.
(d) The body is beyond the reach of his understanding.

2. What does Jaromil hang on the wall in his room?
(a) A portrait of his father.
(b) His parents' wedding picture.
(c) A portrait of his mother.
(d) A portrait of Karl Marx.

3. In confiding to Jaromil, what does Maman say is her greatest love?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her son.
(c) Family life and stability.
(d) Literature.

4. What reason does the poet's father give for not having more children?
(a) He cannot afford to raise more children.
(b) He was forced to compromise for one child in the beginning, so Maman should compromise and be happy with only one.
(c) He is about to go to war and would not be a part of the children's lives.
(d) Jaromil is such a nuisance that he does not want more like him.

5. Why does the brunette leave Prague?
(a) She is involved in underground activities and must flee.
(b) She is getting married.
(c) She is afraid of rioting in the city.
(d) She does not want to face Jaromil.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the train, why does Xavier avoid his Latin professor?

2. How does Xavier use sleep?

3. What distinctive piece of clothing does the old woman wear when she dances with Xavier?

4. What does Xavier do with the husband after his presence is discovered?

5. In the opinion of Jaromil's uncle, why did the revolution occur?

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