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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. Who or what is the real source of Jaromil's poetic inspiration?
(a) His talent.
(b) His father's influence.
(c) The children's books his mother read.
(d) His grandpa.

2. What is Jaromil's criterion for a true poem?
(a) It must have an established form.
(b) It must sound poetic when it is recited.
(c) It must be read by someone other than the author.
(d) It must be able to stand apart from other poems.

3. What night does Magda take her bath?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Saturday.

4. 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.

5. What does Jaromil draw during his first lesson in the artist's studio?
(a) Human faces.
(b) Circles.
(c) Lines.
(d) Humans with dogs' heads.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Maman welcome her pregnancy?

3. What puzzles Jaromil about the artist's poetry critiques?

4. According to Kundera, what is "tenderness"?

5. Why does Maman blame Jaromil for all her troubles?

(see the answer key)

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