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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: The Poet is Jealous, Chaps. 1-3, pp. 185-204.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Jaromil and Maman reach the lake resort?
(a) By train.
(b) By walking.
(c) By car.
(d) By train and buggy.

2. Jaromil agonizes over his hair. What kind of hair does he have?
(a) Thin, brown hair.
(b) Very curly hair.
(c) Dark, thick hair.
(d) Soft, blond hair.

3. How does Maman shame Jaromil in front of her guests?
(a) Brushes the lint off his trousers.
(b) Combs his hair.
(c) Asks if he's dating a common girl.
(d) Berates him for an untidy bedroom.

4. According to Kundera, what is "tenderness"?
(a) The proper response of a parent to the child.
(b) Treating the woman like a child, for fear of consequences.
(c) The affection of the woman for her lover.
(d) The sheltering of a child so that he does not mature.

5. Where does Xavier usually go when he skips school?
(a) The Charles Bridge.
(b) The yellow house.
(c) The Andrews Bridge.
(d) To his girlfriend's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jaromil filled with pride after sleeping with the redhead girl?

2. Why does Jaromil like the girl in the white coat who works at the store?

3. What is the redhead's perception of Jaromil's interest in her?

4. What is the redhead's reaction to Jaromil's poetry printed in the newspaper?

5. What does Maman do with the books that the artist loans her?

(see the answer key)

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