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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Chaps. 9-11, pp. 242-266.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maman welcome her pregnancy?
(a) She sees the family as a trio filling the universe.
(b) She sees it as the final step of independence from her parents.
(c) She has always wanted to be a mother.
(d) She thinks perhaps her husband will truly love her.

2. In the poem "Epitaph," how does Jaromil wish to die?
(a) By fire.
(b) By heartbreak to prove his love.
(c) In the service of Marxism.
(d) By drowning.

3. When Jaromil has difficulty undressing the redhead, what is the girl wearing?
(a) A dress with large white buttons down the front.
(b) A thin negligee.
(c) A grey dress with a wide collar.
(d) A dress with small black buttons down the back.

4. According to the janitor's son, why do policemen like to read poetry?
(a) They enjoy something delicate after a hard day's work.
(b) They monitor it to make sure the poets aren't writing anything against the state.
(c) They are proving that they are not like the cutthroat policemen of the former regime.
(d) They want to be connected to the common people.

5. What happens as Maman sees her son's physicality?
(a) Her tenderness increases.
(b) She begins to accept her own physicality.
(c) She becomes even more revolted by physicality.
(d) She begins to question her sexuality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jaromil go to the beach with Maman and her friends?

2. How does Maman shame Jaromil in front of her guests?

3. When the redhead is fifteen minutes late, what is the first excuse she gives Jaromil?

4. Where does Jaromil show off opinions about education which he heard from his grandfather?

5. Why does the artist begin loaning books to Jaromil?

(see the answer key)

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