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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. In looking at the Apollo statue, what does Maman hope?
(a) That the gods will treat her child favorably.
(b) That her son will resemble the god rather than his human father.
(c) That her son will inherit the god's divine attributes.
(d) That Apollo will protect her son from the world.

2. What classic womanly question does the university girl ask Jaromil?
(a) How many kids he wants.
(b) If he will love her forever.
(c) If she looks fat in her dress.
(d) If she looks better clothed or unclothed.

3. What are the four students singing about while on the train?
(a) The skiing holiday.
(b) Their train ride.
(c) A summer storm.
(d) A dead canary.

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

5. Why does the blond girl wear a beautiful white dress to the dance hall?
(a) It is her wedding dress.
(b) She wants Xavier to notice her.
(c) She wants to attract attention from the boys around her.
(d) She wants to personify the snow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The second time that Jaromil does not make love to the university girl, what does she think?

3. What does Jaromil draw during his first lesson in the artist's studio?

4. Why does Jaromil not speak to the cashier when she leaves the store?

5. What is unusual about Xavier's presence at the blond girl's funeral?

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