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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Poet Masturbates, Chaps. 1-14, pp.93-114.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Xavier leave the beautiful woman?
(a) His life is much more difficult than she can ever bear.
(b) He loves her but not enough to fight her husband for her.
(c) The world becomes even more beautiful because it came at the cost of her love.
(d) He no longer loves her.

2. To Jaromil, what determines a woman's beauty?
(a) Her face.
(b) Her spirit.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her body.

3. Who was Jaromil's first and greatest friend?
(a) His dog, Alik.
(b) His friend, the janitor's son.
(c) His grandpa.
(d) His dad.

4. How does Xavier use sleep?
(a) As a way of preparing for life.
(b) As a way of living.
(c) As a form of self-hypnosis.
(d) As a way of mind control training.

5. What does Jaromil think is the quintessential surrealist object?
(a) The statue of Apollo.
(b) His mother's light blue perfume bottle.
(c) The chair leg if seen by itself.
(d) The telephone receiver with the dangling cord.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sacred contract does Maman feel that Jaromil is violating?

2. How does Xavier know that there will be no executions the day he hears shots fired?

3. Why does Maman feel guilty about her husband's death?

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

5. What does Xavier find most compelling about the woman in the house?

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